Picture No | 10824193 |
Date | May 1936 |
Description | Edward VIII as Colonel-in Chief of the Guards regiments |
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Edward VIII (1894 – 1972), shortly after his accession to the Throne, King Edward assumed the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Field-Marshal. He also established a precedent by assuming the rank of Marshal of the R.A.F. In February 1936, he assumed the Colonel-in Chief of a number of other regiments, including Life Guards, the royal Artillery and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 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 | Photogarph by Bertram Park in 'The Illustrated London News', 23 May 1936, page 921 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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