Noun
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Source: WordNetIn England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room. Madonna (entertainer)
Abdication of Edward VIII Under the Act of Settlement, male-preference primogeniture succession of a Protestant legitimate descendant of the Electress Sophia is automatic and immediate, neither depending on, nor waiting for, any coronation. Source: Internet
According to Charlie Communications director, Ngcebo Mdima, Zondi died last night at 7.30pm at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban. Source: Internet
Bloch, p. 107 Ribbentrop did not understand the limited role in government exercised by 20th-century British monarchs; he thought that King Edward VIII could dictate British foreign policy if he wished to. Source: Internet
Edward VIII faced numerous accusations of being a Nazi sympathiser, and once told a friend Adolf Hitler was 'not a bad chap'. Source: Internet
Edward VIII has gone down in history as being a particularly fascinating man, the king who gave up his throne for the woman that he loved. Source: Internet