If King Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated, he would have been the British monarch until his death in 1972. King Edward VIII was fertile and married a British woman instead of Wallis Simpson. He had only one child, a son named William, who succeeded his father in 1972.

Edward & Wallis Edward met twice-divorced Wallis Simpson in 1931, so he began an infatuation that would last the rest of his life. Edward’s father, King George V, died in early 1936, making Edward king.

He Suffered A Mysterious Ailment Throughout all their years together, the great love story of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII had one glaring problem: They never had children, and not necessarily for lack of trying. The reason behind this was tragic.

What relation is Queen Elizabeth II to King George III ? George III was her 3rd great grandfather. However her grandmother Queen Mary of Teck was also descended from George III – she and George V were 2nd cousins once removed.

77 years (1894–1972)

The Queen refused to publicly heal the rift with her uncle after he sparked a royal crisis when he abdicated to be with his divorced American lover, according to a private diary entry.

After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public, and the Church of England condemned his decision to marry the American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson.

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Harry is still worth millions. During his and Meghan’s sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry revealed that they were financially cut off from the royal family in early 2020, but they were able to live off of inheritance he earned from his late mother, Princess Diana.

Prince Harry has found a new gig: The Duke of Sussex joined a startup called BetterUp as chief impact officer, which provides mental health services and coaching to clients online.