Senior Palace courtier Sir Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles told prime minister Stanley Baldwin in 1927 that it would be the 'best thing' if his boss, the future King Edward VIII, were to 'break his neck'.

Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 and Queen Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, became the reigning monarch. Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson married in France in June 1937 with no royal ...

It is well-known that MI5 had a difficult relationship with Edward VIII. They had bugged both his telephone and the Duke of York's at the height of the abdication crisis and had followed Mrs Simpson.

King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 after less than a year in order to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson — “the woman he loved”. But this was opposed by the British public, the Royal ...

Edward VII is photographed bare chested and featured in a new biography of Wallis Simpson, "Wallis in Love," by historian Andrew Morton.

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s former Bahamas home is on the market for $8.5 million. After Edward abdicated the British throne so he could marry American socialite Wallis Simpson, whom he wed ...

The Duke (1894-1972) and Duchess (1896-1986) of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson) at their home, the Villa La Croe in Cap D'Antibes, Cannes in France.

Prince Harry and Meghan's decision to no longer be working members of Britain's royal family is bringing to mind the last example of a royal leaving for love, King Edward VIII. Edward abdicated ...

As Edward VIII ended his reign abruptly, only a few coins were ever minted, making them highly collectible. The last time an Edward VIII 1937 Pattern Penny went up for auction was 1978.