Wallis Simpson wed Edward, Duke of Windsor in 1937, wearing a blue silk crepe Mainbocher dress and a meaningful straw hat.

“There will soon be only five Kings left — the Kings of England, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades, and Clubs” — King Farouk to Lord Boyd-Orr in Cairo, 1951. Monarchy in Britain, as King Farouk’s quip suggests ...

King Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1936, has long been rumored to have passed critical information to the Nazis to enable them to target the royal family’s living ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 A new documentary sheds light on the oft-rumored collaboration between Edward VIII and the Nazis, who planned to restore the abdicated king as a puppet ruler.

Edward VIII’s marriage to Wallis Simpson is something straight out of a romance novel, but Simpson wasn’t the future king’s only famous mistress. That (extremely) dubious honor also goes to Thelma ...

King Edward VIII wanted to give his wife, Wallis Simpson, the HRH title He requested his niece, Queen Elizabeth, to give the HRH title to Wallis, but she said, "No" A former archbishop said the Queen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queen Elizabeth II had an unusual Kansas connection. The British monarch, who died Thursday at age 96, hadn't expected to become ...

A nurse for former King Edward VIII claims that the late Queen Elizabeth II, Edward’s niece, rejected his dying wish to grant Wallis Simpson, his wife, a Her Royal Highness title. Julie Alexander, who ...

LONDON (Reuters) - King Edward VIII may be best known for giving up the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, but it wasn't the first time his love affairs posed a threat to the British ...

Ever since that day back in 2017 when it was announced that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were engaged to be married, there’s been no shortage of comparisons between the duke’s bride and Wallis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "She said no, even on that sad day. It was, you know, breaking his heart, I think." Queen Elizabeth II didn't grant Edward VIII's ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Just over a year after Buckingham Palace announced Prince Andrew, Duke ...