In 1936. Edward VIII, the King of England, abdicated from the throne to allow him to marry the American divorcee, Mrs Wallis Simpson. The British Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin prayed, “God grant him peace and happiness but never understanding of what he has lost”. Baldwin’s stand against the King’s marriage to a divorcee was instrumental in bringing about the abdication of the King.
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Abdication Crisis
In 1936. Edward VIII, the King of England, abdicated from the throne to allow him to marry the American divorcee, Mrs Wallis Simpson. The British Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin prayed, “God grant him peace and happiness but never understanding of what he has lost”. Baldwin’s stand against the King’s marriage to a divorcee was instrumental in bringing about the abdication of the King.
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