He was the most unorthodox king in the history of the Commonwealth, voluntarily abdicating the throne in order to marry a married woman.
He was clearly a member of the British royal family, but he had defected to fascism and was willing to give spies to the Nazis.
Today, I will talk to you about the former King of England, Edward VIII
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Edward VIII was born on June 23, 1894, the father of George V, the founder of the Windsor dynasty, his great-grandmother was the famous Queen Victoria, and his younger brother George VI was also the father of the current Queen Elizabeth II.
Moreover, Edward was also the eldest son of the old king, and at the age of 17 he was awarded the title of "Prince of Wales", which is equivalent to being made a prince in China.
Since ancient times, the British crown prince has been required to join the army, and Edward is no exception, he served in the Royal Navy and the Grenadier Corps, and also participated in the First World War, and returned with a battle medal.
After returning home, the British people had a good feeling for the prince who dared to come forward, plus he was very handsome and easy-going, and the women who liked her at that time could circle London three times.
If you look at all this, Edward can be said to have a bright future, and he may also be a bright monarch in the future. But he was a bit of a mercurial person, hooking up with women everywhere, and in today's parlance, he was a sea king.
During World War I, when others were still fighting on the front lines, he hooked up with the famous French prostitute Marigot and wrote many love letters to her. Later, the two broke up, and Marigot also went ashore to marry.
Unexpectedly, one day, Marigot murdered her husband, the British media could not sit still, the collective began to write a small essay on the theme of "Edward's old lover", the content was more bizarre than one, and then the British royal family spent a lot of money to suppress this matter.
Later, Edward's taste also became more and more tricky, and he felt that it was not interesting to fall in love with normal women, and began to stare at other people's wives. Since then he has often dated married women and prepared a luxurious castle for this purpose.
And even a sea king like Edward was still fascinated by a woman, and in order to marry her, Edward even voluntarily gave up the throne. This person is the British version of Wendi Deng , Wallis Simpson
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Wallis was born on June 19, 1896, her father was a wealthy businessman, but she was an illegitimate daughter, so her status was more awkward, and she was often white-eyed when she was a child, which made her secretly determined to make others respect her in the future.
It's just that at that time, women's status was still relatively low, and there was a lack of ways to climb up, and the only way to get ahead was to marry a good husband. Therefore, Hua Lisi has always paid attention to body management, and will carefully dress up every time before going out, always ready to catch a golden turtle.
In 1916, Warris married a British officer who was not a good husband and would not only domestically abuse Waris after getting drunk, but later cheat. However, Walris herself is not a good person, there are many lovers, once accidentally pregnant, the result may be that the medical level is not good at that time, she lost her fertility after the fetus, and also contracted gynecological diseases.
In 1927, Walris divorced, lightspeed married her second husband, the wealthy businessman Ernest Simpson, and the family moved to England. Because her husband had to worry about business and did not stay home for three days, Hua Lisi still did not change her nature, spending days and drinking outside every day, and finding several lovers.
At a dinner party in 1930, Wallis finally met her "ultimate goal", Edward, who was still crown prince at the time.
The encounter between the two is still a bit magical, the dinner was actually organized by one of Edward's lovers, Furness, and Wallis was a good girlfriend, so he invited her to come with him, and as a result, he lured the wolf into the room.
At the dinner, Edward and Wallis chatted hotly, and soon left Furness behind. Furness knew that he was mad, and in order to get revenge on Edward, he came out and said that he was not capable of some aspect. Waris did not show weakness, and came out and said that Edward was not okay with you, and it was normal to be with me.
In short, under the sweet words of Waris, Edward fell deeper and deeper, and swore that he would not marry her. But don't forget, at this time, Walis still had a husband's wife, so where was her husband Ernest at this time?
In fact, Ernest's career was not very smooth at that time, and he relied on Edward's money to help him get through the difficulties, so he had to take the initiative to put on this green hat and was willing to divorce Wallis.
When everything was ready, Edward was ready to marry Wallis into the house, and Wallace was also very excited, thinking that she would be the queen of England in the future, but was this really the case?
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In 1936, the old King George V died and Edward succeeded to the throne, known as Edward VIII. As soon as he took office, he applied to Congress to marry Wallis.
As a result, The Parliament refused without even thinking about it, for two main reasons, first of all, Wallis was an illegitimate daughter, and she was married twice, which was not a serious person in the eyes of the conservative British Parliament. But by this time Edward had been confused and very determined, not marrying Wallis.
But the British royal family has no power at this time, and it is only when it looks down on you that it calls you a king, and when it looks down on you, you are a mascot, so The Parliament is not going to give in, and has given Edward three options:
1. Give up marrying Waris
2. Marry Valace despite opposition
3. Active abdication
It was impossible for Edward to give up marrying Walris, but there was no doubt that a hard marriage would cause social unrest, and he was somewhat responsible, so the road was blocked. In the end, it seems that only the option of voluntary abdication is left.
So on December 10, 1936, Edward VIII, who did not love the country and the united states, took the initiative to sign the abdication edict, becoming the first king in British history to voluntarily abdicate, reigning for only 326 days, and did not even have time to hold a coronation ceremony.
On June 3, 1937, Edward finally got his wish and had a wedding with Wallis, but there were very few guests present, and the wedding scene was very bleak.
And his married life is not very smooth, although he can receive a subsidy from the royal family every month, but it is impossible to spend the day and drink like before. As a result, at the instigation of Warris, Edward embarked on a crooked path.
According to the revelation afterwards, Waris was actually a Nazi spy, and the German ambassador to Britain, Bintrop, was her guest of honor, and then sent a lot of information to the fascists by virtue of Edward's identity.
After getting married, Wallis simply took Edward directly to Germany, and a certain art student who fell off the list was also very enthusiastic, promising that as long as you help me with intelligence, I would let you re-ascend to the throne after the fact.
However, it did not take long for the incident to be revealed, and Edward was expelled from Europe and asked never to return to England. And Wales saw that Edward had lost his use value and gradually alienated him, and in his later years, Edward was seriously ill in bed, and Walris did not come to see him.
On May 28, 1972, Edouard died of laryngeal cancer in France at the age of 78.
Throughout Edward's life, some people say that he is a seed of infatuation, so that no one can give up the country. Some people say that he has a cowardly personality, and he took the initiative to abdicate in order to evade responsibility, and he was firmly controlled by HuaLiss.
So what kind of person does Edward think of him?
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