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Edward VIII (1894–1972)King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland January–December 1936, when he renounced the throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson (see abdication crisis). He was created Duke of Windsor and was governor of the Bahamas 1940–45.
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It was unveiled by King Edward VIII in 1936, who noted, It is a memorial to no man, but a memorial for a nation. Remember, a fellow gave up the British Empire in two minutes,'' he said, referring to the recent abdication of King Edward VIII. In 1936, Edward VIII was forced to abdicate as king when he refused to be separated from the twice-divorced Wallis Simpson (RNS, Prairie Messenger, Nov. |
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