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unusual facts about King Edward VIII



Arthur Stockdale Cope

He combined this prolific output with a prestigious roll call of sitters, ranging from Kings King Edward VII, George V and King Edward VIII, to Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Bessie Love

At the time, she was living comfortably in a flat overlooking London’s Clapham Common and had recently appeared in a television account of the abdication of King Edward VIII.

Hampton Court Bridge

The bridge was opened by the Prince of Wales (who became King Edward VIII) on 3 July 1933, on the same day as the opening of Chiswick and Twickenham Bridges, which carry the A316 (and between those sections is still occasionally nicknamed the 'Richmond bypass').

International Special

The first race, on Long Island, New York, was attended by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII.

Mayals

During that time the Castle hosted many notable guests, including Adelina Patti, Neville Chamberlain, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill, and King Edward VIII and later on Jon and Carys Richards.

Mrs. Simpson

Wallis Warfield Simpson, who subsequently married the former King Edward VIII and became known as Her Grace the Duchess of Windsor.

Prince of Wales tea blend

The blend was originally devised for Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII.

Time in the United Kingdom

This practice was halted by King Edward VIII, in an effort to reduce confusions over time.

Valerie Goulding

Her father was a British lawyer and politician, and became chief legal advisor to King Edward VIII during the Abdication Crisis in 1936.

Vimy

The memorial took eleven years and $1.5 million to build and was unveiled on 26 July 1936 by King Edward VIII (prior to his abdication and in his capacity as King of Canada), in the presence of President Albert Lebrun of France and 50,000 or more Canadian and French veterans and their families.

Windsor knot

The knot is often thought to be named after the Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII before his abdication).


see also

Fort Belvedere

Fort Belvedere, Surrey, the country home of King Edward VIII, scene of his 1936 abdication