King Edward VIII, Trooping of the Colour

Jan. 22, 1936 - London, England, U.K. - EDWARD VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King of Ireland, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V until his abdication on 11 December 1936. Edward VIII had met and fallen in love with a married American woman, Mrs. Wallis Simpson. He realized he had to choose between the Crown and Mrs Simpson who, as a twice-divorced woman, would not have been acceptable as Queen. In 1937, Edward was created Duke of Windsor and married Wallis Simpson in a ceremony in France. Edward VIII is the only British monarch to have voluntarily relinquished the throne. PICTURED: The Duke marching in uniform during Trooping the Colour ceremony in London. He's wearing black armbands - the sign of grief after his fathers death

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