Picture No | 10724884 |
Date | 1935 |
Description | Edward VIII |
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Edward VIII (1894 - 1972), in naval uniform, founder of King George's Silver Jubilee. After just one year Edward chose to abdicate the throne (January 1936 – December 1936), in order to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, he become known as Duke of Windsor.
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Source | Unattributed photograph in ‘The Illustrated London News’, supplement, 4 May 1935 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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