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| Picture No | 10796404 |
| Date | December 1936 |
| Description | Edward VIII abdication message read in Parliament |
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King Edward VIII's, final and irrevocable decision to abdicate, his message being read in Parliament. 'I, Edward the Eighth. . . Do hereby declare my irrevocable determination to renounce the throne for myself and my descendants': The House of Commons listening with profound emotion as King Edward's message announcing his abication was read by the speaker (Captain Fitzroy).
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| Source | Illustration by Steven Spurrier in The Illustrated London News 19 December 1936 pages 1128 - 1129 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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