Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
(1894-1972), Reigned 1936Sitter in 437 portraits
Eldest son of George V and Queen Mary. Prince Edward was commissioned into the Guards in 1914, but as heir to the throne his request for active service was denied. He spent the war abroad, visiting troops. During the 1920s and 1930s, his concern for unemployment and successful tours throughout the Empire made him a popular figure. He was King Edward VIII from January to December 1936, but abdicated following insoluble constitutional problems raised by his proposed marriage to the American socialite and divorcée, Wallis Simpson. They married in June 1937 and lived abroad, mainly in France. He was Governor of the Bahamas from 1940 to 1945.
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Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 1 March 1921
NPG x33938
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 1 March 1921
NPG x33939
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 1 March 1921
NPG x33940
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 1 March 1921
NPG x33941
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 21 December 1922
NPG x31669
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 22 December 1922
NPG x31670
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 22 December 1922
NPG x31671
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
whole-plate film negative, 22 December 1922
NPG x44738
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 22 December 1922
NPG x45013
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 22 December 1922
NPG x45014
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 22 December 1922
NPG x45016
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 22 December 1922
NPG x45017
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 21 December 1922
NPG x45019
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 26 April 1923
NPG x95759
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by London News Agency
bromide print, 1924
NPG x28392
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 27 March 1925
NPG x32317
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 27 March 1925
NPG x32318
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 8 February 1927
NPG x28587
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass transparency, 1927
NPG x29056
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, 8 February 1927
NPG x45018
Related People
- Queen Alexandra (grandmother)
- Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy (niece)
- King Edward VII (grandfather)
- Queen Elizabeth II (niece)
- King George V (father)
- King George VI (brother)
- Prince George, Duke of Kent (brother)
- George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (nephew)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (brother)
- Prince John (brother)
- Prince Edward George Nicholas Paul Patrick, Duke of Kent (nephew)
- Princess Margaret (niece)
- Queen Mary (mother)
- Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood (sister)
- Prince Michael of Kent (nephew)
- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (nephew)
- Queen Victoria (grandmother)
- Prince William of Gloucester (nephew)
- Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (wife)
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