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In 1914, the First World War broke out, and Edward came to France as a staff officer.
Edward went to the wounded hospital and talked about French girls with the wounded soldiers; he also went to the cold trenches and drank coffee from an enamel jar with the young soldiers.
After the First World War, Edward began to visit various countries as the British Crown Prince. He became the first British Crown Prince to visit China. He also met the last emperor Puyi in Zhangyuan, Tianjin.
In the winter of 1930, Edward met Mrs. Simpson at a party hosted by a friend.
Just like what is described in many romance novels , that one second of gaze determined a lifelong relationship, and Edward and Mrs. Simpson quickly fell in love.
To be fair, Edward and Mrs. Simpson were not a good match. Edward was the future King of England and a standard "diamond king";
Mrs. Simpson was born in a declining family in the United States and was the wife of a businessman.
Edward is handsome and elegant, and is a well-deserved "idol"; while Mrs. Simpson is plain-looking and can be considered a "temperament" at best.
Two very different people actually came together. I don’t know whether it was Mrs. Simpson’s temperament that was too elegant, or her superb cooking skills that conquered the prince’s stomach.
After this meeting, the relationship between the two people developed rapidly. Many people saw the prince and Mrs. Simpson making out on the golf course, at the opera house, and at the racetrack.
In 1936, King George V died and Edward inherited the throne, known as "Edward VIII" in history.
Just when Edward wanted to exert his influence in politics, Mrs. Simpson and her husband divorced, which was great news for Edward VIII.
Prime Minister Baldwin expressed his position to Edward on behalf of the cabinet members: either abandon the throne and go away with Mrs. Simpson;
or abandon Mrs. Simpson and become the king of England. There is no other middle way.
On December 5, 1936, Edward VIII informed Prime Minister Baldwin: "I agree to abdicate." A few days later, the British Parliament passed the first king's abdication bill in British history.
On December 10, 1936, Edward VIII signed the "King's Abdication Decree", and he became the first king in British history to voluntarily abdicate.
The successor to the British king at that time was Edward's younger brother George VI . The first document approved by George VI after he came to power was to make Edward the Duke of Windsor .
On June 3, 1937, at a friend's house in Tours, France, Edward, the Duke of Windsor, and Mrs. Simpson finally got their wish and held their wedding.
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There were only a few guests who came to have a wedding banquet, and no one from the British royal family attended. The bride and groom still asked a friend to help take their wedding photos.
After the outbreak of World War II , the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visited Italy, France and Spain successively.
On May 31, a British Air Force transport aircraft transported the body of the Duke of Windsor back to the UK. A few days later, the Duke of Windsor's coffin was buried in a small cemetery in Windsor Castle instead of entering George's Chapel as kings had done.
In 1982, Wallis Warfield (Mrs. Simpson) died in France. Her body was transported to the UK and buried with the Duke of Windsor.
The tombstone is engraved with the words "Wallis, Duchess of Windsor", and a love legend ends.
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If someone wants to select the top 10 most infatuated men in the 20th century, then Edward VIII is definitely one of the popular candidates.
He was originally destined to become the supreme king of the British Empire, but for a beloved woman, he actually gave up the throne he had already obtained and chose to live overseas with his lover.
He may not be a qualified king, but he is indeed loyal to his love.
