This weekend is the 86th anniversary of when King Edward VIII signed his Instrument of Abdication so he could marry Wallis Simpson after being told by the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin that she would never be accepted by the people of England as Queen given that she was a twice divorced American woman thus making him His Royal Highness the Duke of Windsor and her the Duchess of Windsor despite the fact his brother the now King George VI refused to grant her the title Her Royal Highness. With her death on September 8th, Queen Elizabeth II was the last person alive who had any memory of that historical event which changed her life forever as a 10 year girl because she went from being Princess Elizabeth of York to being Princess Elizabeth, heiress presumptive and first in line to the throne upon the accession of her father to the throne. In hindsight, we should thank Wallis Simpson for Edward’s abdication because Elizabeth probably would have never gone on to have her 70 year long reign if he hadn’t abdicated. #ukroyals #britishroyalfamily #wallissimpson #wallissimpsonduchessofwindsor #kingedwardviii #edwardviii #edwardviiidukeofwindsor #dukeandduchessofwindsor #kinggeorgevi #abdicationofkingedwardviii #georgevi #princesselizabethofyork #dukeofyork #elizabethii #queenelizabethii #elizabethalexandramary #elizabethalexandramarywindsor https://www.instagram.com/p/CmBTVBuuqAi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
