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Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) (1894-1972), Reigned 1936

Sitter associated with 345 portraits
Eldest son of George V and Queen Mary; reigned January-December 1936. Edward was commissioned in the Guards during the First War in 1914, but his request to fight was refused owing to the potential dangers. Although a non-combatant he spent most of the war abroad, visiting troops. The easy manner he acquired with all kinds of people stood him in good stead for the roving ambassadorial trips, his concern for the unemployed at home and his travels throughout the empire made him popular. He was king from January to December 1936. His abdication followed insoluble constitutional problems raised by his proposed marriage to the American divorcée, Wallis Simpson.

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4536

Four Generations (Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) and King George V)

by Sir William Quiller Orchardson
oil on canvas, circa 1897
NPG 4536

P232

'Four Generations' (King George V; Queen Victoria; King Edward VII; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII))

by John Chancellor
albumen panel card, 1899
NPG P232

P500

Royal Group including King George V and four of his children

by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
glossy purple brown-toned bromide print on green mount, 9 November 1902
NPG P500

1745

The Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, 1913

by Sir John Lavery
oil on canvas, 1913
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1745

5425

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Solomon Joseph Solomon
oil on panel, 1914
NPG 5425

4534

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Harry Lawrence Oakley
silhouette, 1919
NPG 4534

4169

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Reginald Grenville Eves
chalk, circa 1920
NPG 4169

4138

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil over photograph laid on board, circa 1920
NPG 4138

P503

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
vintage cream-toned bromide print, 1925
NPG P503

6138

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Leonard Jennings
bronze statuette, 1991 (1930s)
NPG 6138

6138a

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Leonard Jennings
plaster statuette, 1930s
NPG 6138a

P140(2)

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Bertram Park
bromide print, 26 June 1931
NPG P140(2)

P140(3)

The four sons of King George

by Bertram Park
bromide print, 26 June 1931
NPG P140(3)

4908

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Edmond Xavier Kapp
lithograph, 1932
NPG 4908

5051

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Fred Kormis
bronze medal, 1936
NPG 5051

P136

Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Hugh Cecil (Hugh Cecil Saunders)
sepia bromide print, 1936
NPG P136

P259

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P259

P260

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P260

P264

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P264

P265

Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)

by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 1937
NPG P265

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Queen Alexandra (grandmother)
Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy (niece)
King Edward VII (grandfather)
Queen Elizabeth II (niece)
King George V (father)
King George VI (brother)
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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)
Prince William of Gloucester (nephew)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (wife)
Category
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Groups
Monarchs
Place
Surrey