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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'British & Belgian Relief Funds (Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII))
issued by Joseph Clarkson, after Lafayette
halftone postcard print, 1915 (circa 1911)
NPG x196913
W.G Grace; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Ernest Brooks, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1911
NPG x196476
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1913
NPG x196066
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1913
NPG x196067
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Christina Broom
half-plate glass negative, 1914
NPG x277
by Christina Broom
bromide print, 1914
NPG x28393
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) acting as pay-master to the Grenadier Guards
by Christina Broom
bromide print, 1914
NPG x28398
'H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in the garden of the Chateau which was his Headquarters in France'
by Hilton DeWitt Girdwood, published by Realistic Travels
printing-out paper stereoscopic card, 1916
NPG x26379
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Hilton DeWitt Girdwood
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 28 June 1916
NPG x137094
published by Realistic Travels
printing-out paper stereoscopic card, 1916
NPG x196209
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Speaight Ltd
bromide print, 1917
NPG x199590
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Speaight Ltd
bromide print, 1917
NPG x199591
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 7 July 1917
NPG x196068
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Christina Broom
bromide print, 1919
NPG x28389
David Lloyd George; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
10 x 12 inch glass plate negative, 24 April 1919
NPG x32185
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Central News Ltd, published by J. Beagles & Co
postcard print, 1919
NPG x194258
David Lloyd George; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
halftone postcard print, 24 April 1919; published circa 1920
NPG x197817
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
glass negative, circa 1919
NPG x130255
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Olive Edis
bromide print, 1920
NPG x28395
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Olive Edis
platinotype on photographer's card mount, 1920
NPG x28396
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa early 1920s
NPG x28399
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 1920s
NPG x38489
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Olive Edis
bromide print on card mount, 1920
NPG x44876
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Olive Edis
bromide print on card mount, 1920
NPG x44877
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Olive Edis
hand-coloured bromide print, 1920
NPG x44878
Group including (Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII); Sir Lionel Halsey)
by Photo Press
bromide print, circa 1920
NPG x46524
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Vandyk
vintage print, 27 February 1920
NPG x130086
published by The Photochrom Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, circa 1920
NPG x137843
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Bassano Ltd, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1920s
NPG x193601
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1920s
NPG x198367
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Lafayette
bromide print, 11 March 1921
NPG Ax29301
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1921
NPG x198476
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Lafayette
bromide print, 18 July 1922
NPG Ax26428
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1922
NPG Ax26429
'Homecoming of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales'
by Daily Mirror, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1922
NPG x193297
The Wedding of the Earl and Countess Mountbatten
by Vandyk, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1922 (18 July 1922)
NPG x193086
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII) with two unknown people
for Central Press
bromide press print, 1922
NPG x194396
The Wedding of the Earl and Countess Mountbatten
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 18 July 1922
NPG x32104
The Wedding of the Earl and Countess Mountbatten
by Vandyk
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 18 July 1922
NPG x28911
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 26 April 1923
NPG x85796
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- 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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