On the 10th of December 1936, at Fort Belvedere, in the grounds of Great Windsor Park, King Edward VIII signed formal abdication notices, signalling his decision to step down from ...
Following his blunder over India, Churchill’s judgement was again called into question in late 1936 and early 1937. The new king, Edward VIII, wanted to marry the American divorcée Mrs Wallis Simpson, a situation that prompted a constitutional crisis (kings weren’t allowed to marry divorced ‘commoners’; if the king went ahead, he’d have to ‘abdicate’, or step down as king).
On Monday, 5 June HRH The Prince of Wales, President of the National Trust, visited Chartwell to see the important collection and to thank those who have supported the “Keep [&he...
Finest Hour 175, Winter 2017 By Roddy MacKenzie Roddy Mackenzie is a retired Canadian lawyer, enthusiastic monarchist, and lifelong Churchill admirer. This article is based on his ...
Against mounting pressure from the government, parliament and the establishment for the king to abdicate, Churchill sided with the king, hoping perhaps that the king would give up ...
Listen to this British Pathe film clip, narrated by an American: ‘the American press is filled with rumours of a royal romance … tomorrow she may dwell in Buckingham Palace...
