Picture No | 10224197 |
Date | 1936 |
Description | Abdication crisis: press wait outside the Villa Lou Viei |
Details |
Photographers and cameramen avoid a car, as a friend of Mrs Wallis Simpson leaves the Villa Lou Viei after a visit. In December 1936, King Edward VIII chose to abdicate the throne in order to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American.
|
Source | . 12th December 1936. . |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
Restrictions |
|
Thank you for visiting our website. If you are interested in licensing this image please email us at pictures@maryevans.com or telephone us on +44(0)20 8318 0034. If you are already registered to use this website, you can log in here. |