Hopeless romantic? Or selfishly indulgent bon vivant? Controversial in the highest degree, Edward VIII is the only King of England to have ever willingly abdicated the throne. He also holds the record for being the shortest reigning British monarch (less than one year). Born Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, the future king grew up with the nickname “David.” During his early lifetime, he was a popular man. He was raised by a cohort of nannies and occasionally by his priggish yet distant parents. Prince Edward served in the Navy and also in the army during World War I (however he was forbidden from actually engaging in combat). Intellectually, he was an underwhelming specimen –he attended Oxford for a spell but left without any academic qualifications.
During the reign of his father (George V), Prince Edward traveled the world where he quickly developed a reputation as a dashing…
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