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The grave of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor in the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore. The funeral of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, took place on 5 June 1972.Edward had been King of the United Kingdom from 20 January to 11 December 1936, reigning as Edward VIII before his abdication, and had lived in Paris at the time of his death.
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
1972 Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (1894–1972), eldest son of King George V and formerly King Edward VIII. A former Governor of the Bahamas. Funeral at St George's Chapel on 5 June 1972, then interred in the Royal Burial Ground. 1972 Prince William of Gloucester (1941–1972), son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.
The funeral of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer, later Simpson), took place on April 29, 1986. Wallis was the widow of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, who had been King of the United Kingdom from January 20 to December 11, 1936, reigning as Edward VIII before his abdication to marry Wallis, an American ...
My thoughts and prayers are with President Carter’s family and the American people at this time,” the King wrote. At Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C., Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh ...
Edward VIII scandalized British society in 1936 when he stepped away from the throne in order to marry Simpson, an American divorcée. Simpson was born Bessie Wallis Warfield in Pennsylvania in 1896.
From left to right: Prince Albert, Duke of York, Queen Mary, Edward Prince Wales, King George V, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Mary, Princess Royal. Print Collector - Getty Images Queen ...
Death and funeral of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor ... A King's Story; L. List of official overseas trips made by Edward VIII; List of Privy Counsellors (1936–1952