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Edward VIII

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London England 23 June 1894 –  28 May 1972
zodiac sign / horoscope: cancer
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THE FACE AND FIGURE

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height / taille / altezza / alto / Größe / 高さ / 高度:                                                   172cm | 5’5”

weight / poids / peso / Gewicht / 重量:                                                                         kg       

chest / poitrine / busto / pechos / brustumfang  / バスト  / 胸围:                           inches / cm

waist / taille / vita / talle / Taillenweite  /ウエスト周囲  / 腰围:                              inches / cm

hip / bassin / fianchi / caldera / Hüftumfang / 股関節周囲  /   臀围 :                    inches / cm

shoe size / chaussure / calzature / calzado / Schuhgröße / 靴のサイズ / 鞋码:  ​    US / EU / UK

THE LIFE
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December of that year.

The eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary, he was created Prince of Wales on his sixteenth birthday, nine weeks after his father succeeded as king. As a young man, he served in the British Army during the First World War and undertook several overseas tours on behalf of his father.

Edward became king on his father's death in early 1936. Only months into his reign, he caused a constitutional crisis by proposing to Wallis Simpson, an American who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second. The prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the Dominions opposed the marriage, arguing a divorced woman with two living ex-husbands was politically and socially unacceptable as a prospective queen consort. Additionally, such a marriage would have conflicted with Edward's status as the titular head of the Church of England, which at the time disapproved of remarriage after divorce if a former spouse was still alive. Edward abdicated and was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI. With a reign of 326 days, Edward is one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British history.

After his abdication, Edward was created Duke of Windsor. He married Wallis in France on 3 June 1937, after her second divorce became final. Later that year, the couple toured Germany. During the Second World War, he was at first stationed with the British Military Mission to France, but after private accusations that he held Nazi sympathies, he was appointed Governor of the Bahamas. After the war, Edward spent the rest of his life in retirement in France. Edward and Wallis remained married until his death in 1972.

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Duke of Windsor most elegant looks
Duke of Windsor most elegant looks
Duke of Windsor a king in style
Duke of Windsor most elegant looks
Duke of Windsor most elegant looks
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Duke of Windsor most elegant looks
Duke of Windsor most elegant looks scarf
Duke of Windsor with his dogs
Duke of Windsor most elegant looks

the prince:

King Edward VIII baby with grandmother Queen Victoria
Prince Edward christening: "I, holding the baby on my lap, Bertie and Georgie standing behind me, thus making the four generations. " from Queen Victoria diary
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Duke of Windsor King Edward VIII enfant
Prince Edward (right) with his brother Prince George and Princess Mary, 1901
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Prince Edward with his grand mother Queen Alexandra
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Duke of Windsor King Edward VIII young jeune
Edward in Garter robes in Buckingham Palace after his investiture in 1911

the king:

King Edward VIII giving abdication speech Dec. 1936
Duke of Windsor King Edward VIII coronation
Duke of Windsor King Edward VIII

The Duke:

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor's country home from 1952 to 1972: La Moulin de la Tuilerie
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor's country home from 1952 to 1972: La Moulin de la Tuilerie in Gif sur Yvette, south west of Paris
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Duke of Windsor as Governor of Parama

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Duke of Windsor and Duchess of Windsor on their wedding day 3 June 1937
Duke of Windsor the style icon of 20th century with Duchess of Windsor
Duke of Windsor the style icon of 20th century with Duchess of Windsor
Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Victoria Station, 1949
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor, photo by David E. Scherman
Duke and Duchess of Windsor, photo by David E. Scherman
THE STYLE
“I was in fact produced as a leader of fashion, with the clothiers as my showmen and the world as my audience.”

-HRH Duke of Windsor
Duke of Windsor's style code: He values comfort before anything else, and preferred wearing unstructured even unlined jackets to the traditional suits, and called it "dress soft", and and he loved color, texture and pattern, in particularly checks,  a supposedly faux pas for a man of his stature but he managed to look regal in the loud checked outfits.
The Duke of Windsor smoking a cigar
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Duke of Windsor style king of 20th century
Duke of Windsor style king of 20th century
Duke of Windsor style king of 20th century
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Duke of Windsor style king of 20th century
LIFE STYLE

Favorite things

  • His favorite song: A room with a view by Noel Coward

  • His favorite paintings:
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Westerminster Abbey with a procession of knights of the Bath by Canatello, 1749
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By Alfred William Strutt (1856-1924)
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