King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, causing a royal scandal and ...

Wallis Simpson married the former King Edward after his abdication. The couple spent the rest of their lives in Paris.

When Edward VIII married Wallis Simpson, it wasn’t just a scandal because she was American. She was also twice divorced—and the scandal changed history. Story by Alex Summers ...

Prince Edward will be appearing at the dedication ceremony for the Bicentennial Bell at the Benjamin Rush Garden in Old City.

Today marks 39 years since Wallis Simpson, the woman who became Duchess of Windsor after King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry her, died at the age of 89. She played a notorious role in ...

Following the death of George V in January 1936 royals and aristocrats flocked to Jacques Cartier to invest in jewellery for Edward VIII’s Coronation. But now it can be revealed that the ...

It had caused quite the scandal when the then-King Edward VIII made known his desire to marry an American socialite and – yet more significantly – a divorcée, which was then regarded as incompatible ...

The dramatic relationship between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson is what you can call a forbidden romance in the real definition of the word - a king and a twice-divorced American woman who were ...

At the centre was the old Queen, the future Edward VII nearby, his son Albert Victor, who was to die a few years later, and his second son George, who inherited both the throne and his brother’s ...

The exhibition, which opens on Friday, explores the public and private lives of Alexandra and her husband, Edward VII, as well as George V and Queen Mary. The exhibition’s audio guide is ...