#edwardviiidukeofwindsor

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It is nice seeing pictures like this of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson aka the Duke and Duchess of Windsor despite the fact their entire relationship caused a rift with his family from them refusing to accept her because she was a twice divorced American who the people would never accept as Queen that led to him abdicating the throne for “the woman I love” which caused his brother and second son Albert to assume the throne as King George VI which paved the eye for his eldest daughter and heiress presumptive Elizabeth to become Queen upon her father’s death in 1952. It was also wonderful that they were able to make peace with Elizabeth to allow Wallis to be buried with him in the royal graveyard surrounded by their family and other royalty. They really did have a wonderful love story that ended with his death at the age of 77 on May 28th, 1972 only for her to follow 14 years later with her death on April 24th, 1986. I know we vilify Wallis Simpson but on the other hand we should start worshiping her because by seducing Edward VIII which led to his abdication, that changed the course of history and gave us the longest reigning monarch of all time: Queen Elizabeth II. @__w.e______ #ukroyals #britishroyal #britishroyalty #britishroyalfamily #wallissimpson #wallissimpsonduchessofwindsor #edwardviii #edwardviiidukeofwindsor #dukeandduchessofwindsor #dukeofwindsor #duchessofwindsor https://www.instagram.com/p/CmCpInrvhEu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This weekend is the 86th anniversary of when King Edward VIII signed his Instrument of Abdication so he could marry Wallis Simpson after being told by the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin that she would never be accepted by the people of England as Queen given that she was a twice divorced American woman thus making him His Royal Highness the Duke of Windsor and her the Duchess of Windsor despite the fact his brother the now King George VI refused to grant her the title Her Royal Highness. With her death on September 8th, Queen Elizabeth II was the last person alive who had any memory of that historical event which changed her life forever as a 10 year girl because she went from being Princess Elizabeth of York to being Princess Elizabeth, heiress presumptive and first in line to the throne upon the accession of her father to the throne. In hindsight, we should thank Wallis Simpson for Edward’s abdication because Elizabeth probably would have never gone on to have her 70 year long reign if he hadn’t abdicated. #ukroyals #britishroyalfamily #wallissimpson #wallissimpsonduchessofwindsor #kingedwardviii #edwardviii #edwardviiidukeofwindsor #dukeandduchessofwindsor #kinggeorgevi #abdicationofkingedwardviii #georgevi #princesselizabethofyork #dukeofyork #elizabethii #queenelizabethii #elizabethalexandramary #elizabethalexandramarywindsor https://www.instagram.com/p/CmBTVBuuqAi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=