"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tippett writes, "It throws new light on how and why he chose to abdicate rather than live without the ...

The romance between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII remains one of the most dramatic scandals in British royal history. It shook the foundations of the monarchy and challenged the core essence of ...

Most recently, the Queen's third child, Andrew, became the first British royal since 1919 to have his titles and royal residence stripped away. Here's everything to know about 16 royals who stepped ...

Freshly disclosed records from the National Archives in Dublin have exposed how Irish government officials in the 1930s schemed to turn King Edward VIII's constitutional crisis to their own benefit.

Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson. Here, the couple is pictured in the Bahamas, where Edward served as governor between 1940 and 1945. Ivan Dmitri / Michael Ochs Archives / ...

"It was, you know, breaking his heart…Not having that title for his wife was a slap in his face," the Duke of Windsor's former nurse says in the new series The Real Crown: Inside the House of Windsor ...

Queen Elizabeth's fate changed as a child when her uncle Edward followed his heart and left royal life Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images; Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Despite being ...

Lurid gossip aimed at steering King Edward VIII away from the American divorcee was an attempt to "scupper this relationship somehow," author Paul French said Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Women marrying ...

A nurse for former King Edward VIII claims that the late Queen Elizabeth II, Edward’s niece, rejected his dying wish to grant Wallis Simpson, his wife, a Her Royal Highness title. Julie Alexander, who ...

LONDON (Reuters) - King Edward VIII may be best known for giving up the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, but it wasn't the first time his love affairs posed a threat to the British ...

The mansion in Paris occupied by Britain’s King Edward VIII, the uncle of Queen Elizabeth II, after he abdicated the throne is opening to the public for the first time. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Keir ...