On This Day In History . 23 June 1894 . King Edward VIII was born . . ◼ Edward was born on 23 June 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond Park, on the outskirts of London, during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. . ◼ He was the eldest son of the Duke & Duchess of York (later King George V & Queen Mary). His father was the son of the Prince & Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra). His mother was the eldest daughter of the Duke & Duchess of Teck. . ◼ At the time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession to the throne, behind his grandfather & father. . ◼ As a great-grandson of the monarch in the male line, Edward was styled His Highness Prince Edward of York at birth. . ◼ He was baptised Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David in the Green Drawing Room of White Lodge on 16 July 1894. The names were chosen in honour of Edward's late uncle, who was known to his family as "Eddy" or Edward, & his great-grandfather King Christian IX of Denmark. The name Albert was included at the behest of Queen Victoria for her late husband Albert, Prince Consort, & the last four names – George, Andrew, Patrick & David – came from the Patron Saints of England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales. He was always known to his family & close friends by his last given name, David. . ◼ He was later King of the United Kingdom & the Dominions of the British Empire, & Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory  #TheYear1894 #d23jun #EdwardVIII #KingEdwardVIII #DukeofWindsor #theking #Royalty #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #Monarchy #History #Britain #BritishMonarchy #Royalhistory #Royalbaby #WallisSimpson #historyfacts #London #britishroyals #Windsor #vintagephotography #vintagephoto #onthisday #BuckinghamPalace #kensingtonpalace #Sandringham (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzDb08pAJcw/?igshid=14gqp05g01h9x
