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 Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 5 November 1943
NPG x32648
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
print, June 1943
NPG x35658
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor; Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
print, 2 June 1943
NPG x76058
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32668
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32669
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32670
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32671
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32672
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32673
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32674
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32675
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32676
Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 13 April 1955
NPG x32677
Group at Comtesse de Rochambeau's fancy-dress ball
by Francis Goodman
nine 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 20 June 1964
NPG x195376
Group at Comtesse de Rochambeau's fancy-dress ball
by Francis Goodman
nine 2 1/4 inch square film negatives, 20 June 1964
NPG x195437
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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