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Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
The grave of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. The funeral of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, took place on 5 June 1972.Edward had been King of the United Kingdom from 20 January to 11 December 1936, reigning as Edward VIII before his abdication, and had lived in Paris at the time of his death.
Death Edward VIII House of Windsor 1937–1972 23 June 1894 White Lodge, Richmond son of King George V and Queen Mary: Wallis Simpson 3 June 1937: 28 May 1972 Villa ...
Wallis was the widow of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, who had been King of the United Kingdom from January 20 to December 11, 1936, reigning as Edward VIII before his abdication to marry Wallis, an American divorcée. She was living in Paris at the time of her death.
Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson on holiday in Yugoslavia, 1936 On January 20, 1936, George V died at Sandringham and Edward ascended the throne as Edward VIII. The next day, he broke royal protocol by watching the proclamation of his accession from a window of St James's Palace , in the company of the still-married Wallis. [ 55 ]
All about Sydney Johnson, the valet of King Edward VIII, who helped Mohamed Al Fayed with the restoration of his Parisian home with Wallis Simpson.
King Edward VIII may have abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, but according to biographer Andrew Morton’s latest book, Wallis in Love, their romance didn’t exactly have a happy ending.
Sydney Johnson (c. 1921 /1923 – 17 January 1990) was a Bahamian-born personal attendant who notably served as the valet and footman to Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, and his wife, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, for more than thirty years.