This documentary reveals the extent of the Duke of Windsor’s treachery during WWII. Edward VIII is most famous for his abdication, less than a year after being crowned King, in 1936. But what happened ...

When the Nazis invaded France, the Duke of Windsor, former King of England Edward VIII, fled to Spain together with his wife ...

Queen Mary and King Edward VIII had a fractured mother-son relationship that greatly affected the future of the royal family. It laid the foundation for his controversial abdication that changed the ...

Who was King Edward VIII? King Edward VIII, also known as Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, assumed the position of king of the United Kingdom in 1936. His father, George V, died on January 20, 1936, ...

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 ...

Did you know that a former British king was hidden away at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in western Paris? The French villa where Edward VIII lived for decades with his American wife, Wallis ...

Queen Elizabeth II had an unusual Kansas connection. The British monarch, who died Thursday at age 96, hadn't expected to become queen. But her uncle, King Edward VIII, cleared the way for that to ...

This week marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most memorable moments in modern Mardi Gras history: when the Duke and Duchess of Windsor came to Carnival. Their visit to New Orleans made ...

After his older brother, King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne on Dec. 10, 1936, King George VI officially ascended the throne as the next King of England. The father of the current monarch of ...

There have been only eight reigning queens in the history of the British monarchy Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also written ...