claims to be the greatest love of the 20th century - King of England Edward VIII abdicated to the inability to marry Mrs. Simpson . His greatness lies in the fact that Edward abdicated for love. His "love beauty but not the country" shocked the world, and people still talk about it because, in history, he did this. However, the most dazzling plot of this greatest love, the reason for Edward's abdication, his statement to marry Mrs. Simpson, is actually a cover.
After Edward VIII succeeded to the throne as King of England, he firmly wanted to marry Mrs. Simpson, who was undergoing the second divorce procedures. He was strongly opposed by the British royal family, church and government. In the end, Edward VIII insisted on abdicating after 325 days in power. .
He said this in his abdication statement on December 11, 1936:
"...but if I told you that without the help and support of this woman I love, I would not be able to follow me
I have the will to take on this burden and fulfill the king's responsibilities. You should believe me.
I also want you to know that this decision was made only by me. It is a matter that is completely judged by me alone, and The other person who was most closely related to this matter was still persuading me to take a different approach until the end. …”
He said in his statement, “The other person who was most closely related to this matter was still persuading me to take a different approach until the end. A different approach”. This "another person" is Mrs. Simpson, and the "different approach" is not to abdicate. "I was still persuading me until the end." It can be seen how reluctant Mrs. Simpson was to abdicate him and how reluctant she was - "Until the end" she was persuading her.
His abdication was not at least not Mrs. Simpson's wish. She became his lover because he was the crown prince and the future king of England.
So, before he abdicated, he talked to Mrs. Simpson, and the wife begged him not to abdicate. They met in 1931. At that time, they had been together for 6 years. He should have known that she cared about his identity as king because she was competitive and ambitious, and was unwilling to be under anyone. Edward was frivolous by nature and had many lovers. After she became Edward's lover, she tried every means to drive away all the other lovers of Edward, and she became the only mistress in the Edward's family. After Edward VIII ascended the throne, in order to satisfy her ambition of attention and loftyness, Edward VIII took her to several countries as the future queen, and everywhere she went, the queen was treated as a queen and was favored by thousands of people. Edward VIII should have known very well how much Mrs. Simpson cares about his kingship. Moreover, she did the same, until the end she advised him not to abdicate.
However, Edward VIII abdicated.
Mrs. Simpson wants to be glorious in politics, but he is satisfied. Why can't the requirement of abdicating? If he loves Mrs. Simpson very much, she should satisfy her wishes. She should not know that she will be disappointed and painful to abdicate, but should not do anything to hurt her beloved woman.
And if he doesn't do this, he also has her. Not abdicating will not affect their relationship and relationship. He did not marry, so he let Mrs. Simpson be his lover, the only lover, which not only satisfies Mrs. Simpson's desire for power status, but also satisfies his love for Mrs. Simpson. Both of them have solved the problem. Why What if it is not like this? In fact, Mrs. Simpson wanted to be his lover, not to be a queen, to take responsibility. This was seen in Mrs. Simpson's letter to her aunt after Edward succeeded to the throne.
In January 1936, the old king passed away and Edward succeeded to the throne to become the new British king. From Wallis' letter to her aunt during this period, she could not see any love for the new king, but only the inner struggle of whether to pursue the position of queen.
She was very hesitant to be the queen.Why did Edward VIII visit Germany ruled by Hitler without hesitation to fulfill her desire to show off in front of the world without fulfilling her idea of being the only lover?
It can be seen that Edward VIII had other reasons besides this, that is, he didn't want to be a king at all. He was a king for a while - after 325 days, he found that he felt very uncomfortable and was not suitable for this job.
Because at that time, Britain had already made a constitutional monarchy, and the king actually had no political power. There are limited power and many restrictions. Let’s know this by looking at the later George VI . George VI actually didn't want to be king. The day before Edward abdicated, George VI went to visit his mother, Queen Mother Mary, who wrote in his diary: "When I told her everything that happened, I collapsed like a child. Crying the same way.” At Edward's abdication ceremony, George VI fainted in his mother's arms again. Afterwards, Queen Mary confirmed that the new king sobbed on her shoulders for an entire hour.
But after his brother abdicated, he had to take over. He took over as the King of England during World War II and died at the age of 57 due to overwork. Elizabeth IIThe queen resented her uncle's abdication. Let’s look at how much sacrifice Queen Elizabeth made for the existence of the royal family and understand how heavy the king’s responsibilities are. At that time, during World War II, the monarchy was facing a great crisis, and the king had no decision-making power under the constitution. So, the king at that time was a very hard job.
And Edward VIII may be cowardly by nature, perhaps because his father was too strict in discipline since childhood, and in short, he did not want to take responsibility. His father, George V, once asserted to the eldest son of : "After I die, this child will perish within twelve months." Also said: "I pray to God that my eldest son will never get married and that nothing will prevent Bertie (George VI) and Lily White (Elizabeth II) from inheriting the throne."
The people around him think: Edward is essentially an insecure-filled person who deeply dislikes his position. He has a weak personality and is easily obedient to others, lacks logical judgment and is stubborn.
His personality and his indulgent life are the main reasons why he decided to abdicate, which is essentially escape.
Edward VIII said that he resigned in order to not get married to Mrs. Simpson, but in fact he resigned against his wife's wishes despite her feelings. What he wants to get rid of is responsibility, being bound by the royal family and the British government. There is also the responsibility during the war. He actually took advantage of his wife and took the opportunity to slip away. Even for love, he took what he needed and gave up the efforts he had to do to make a fraternal love and favor.
He gave up the throne for Mrs. Simpson, but he deeply offended her. When Mrs. Simpson in France heard that Edward had chosen to abdicate despite her advice, she was very angry and in agony, shouting and falling a lot of things.
Madam saw it very clearly. She later commented on the Duke's feelings for herself: "He just borrowed me to escape the shackles of the royal family."
The British people also saw it very clearly. He left the British people behind the war. , just go there for your own enjoyment. This is too selfish, so the British people hate him and Mrs. Simpson.
He said that without Mrs. Simpson, the king's responsibility could not be fulfilled. The implication is that the love life with a woman is greater than the national interests of Britain. What he wants is his own free and easy life, but love affairs between men and women are the most interesting of the joy of life and the greatest personal pleasure of life. Therefore, he left Britain and left for the sake of his happiness. Can the British people forgive such a selfish person?
