The day King Edward VIII announced his abdication from the British throne

Edward VIII Abdication speech

A Royal crisis: The shocking moment King Edward VIII announced his abdication to the nation

purequery on Instagram: "At the funeral of King Edward VII, the old power of Europe gathered one last time. Nine kings. Nine crowns. Nine men bound by bloodlines, marriages, and centuries of dynastic rule. The famous photograph taken at Windsor Palace feels almost unreal today. Brothers. Cousins. Sons in law. Standing side by side, calm and composed, as if the world was still intact. But it wasn’t. Only a few years later, Europe collapsed into the First World War. The same families faced each ot

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