While the late Queen Elizabeth II loved
her corgis more than anything, and King Charles and Queen Camilla
adore their terriers, one royal couple enshrined their love of dogs
in another way. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived a somewhat
limited life, largely in France, after Edward abdicated the throne
in December 1936. The couple, were known for their extravagant ways
and they were…
The striking and unusual engagement ring given by Edward VIII to Wallis Simpson
15th December 2023
She was the woman who would change royal
history forever. Wallis Simpson’s romance with King Edward VIII led
to him deciding between love and duty. In the end, it was a choice
of love. The King Emperor abdicated the throne as he was unable to
marry the American…
It was the wedding that changed the Royal
Family forever. The marriage of Edward, Duke of Windsor to Wallis
Simpson on 3 June 1937 was the final act of a dramatic series of
events that had reverberated around the world. For, of course, the
groom had given up his throne to…
The Sussexes and Wessexes show that royalty is a tradition, not a trade - reinventing it never succeeds
12th May 2021
While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s
decision to leave the UK for America might seem like a royal first
to many, the discussions of leaving ‘The Firm’ have been held more
frequently, and more recently, than you may expect. On the face of
it, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Earl and Countess of
Wessex may not appear to be too similar in their personal
circumstances. But if we…
Within the harsh confines of royal life,
there exists a cruel trend that nicknames the second child the
‘spare’ to their sibling, the heir. While the life of the heir to
the throne is mapped out meticulously from beginning to end, the
spare is expected to find their own…
Moments that defined the British Monarchy – The abdication and scandal of Edward VIII
28th March 2019
On 20 January 1936, Britain’s King George
V died. George V was a popular monarch with strong public morals,
his son, the Prince of Wales acceded to the throne upon his
father’s death. He became King Edward VIII, a name chosen as
opposed to King David as there had been no…
Documentary reveals MI5 spied on the Duke of Windsor during his reign & after his abdication
3rd April 2017
In a Channel 4 documentary, Spying on the
Royals, which aired Sunday night in the UK, it was revealed that
during and after his brief reign as King, Edward VIII was under
surveillance by the British secret service. Adrian Phillips, author
of The King Who Had to Go, has said that ‘putting MI5 onto Edward
VIII was to treat the unchallenged and legitimate head of state as
a potential threat to…
Never-before-seen photos of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson released to the public for the first time
23rd November 2016
Many think that some of the events this
year have been earth-shattering, however, wind the clock back
eighty years. In 1936, Britain is coming to terms with losing King
George V whilst over in Europe the ominous threat of Hitler was
beginning to grow steadily. Then the…
A controversial figure in the 1930s, this
King caused a scandal when he became the first royal to abdicate
the throne – and he did it for love. Born on 23 June 1894 as David,
he was the first son of the future George V and his wife, Mary of
Teck. Edward VIII became King on…
When Issue 41 of The Rake magazine hit
newsstands a couple of weeks ago, it threw the spotlight on Prince
Charles again. But the immediate focus wasn’t on his involvement in
public life or the content of the letters to government ministers
that have plagued the front pages over recent months, rather, it
was how the Prince was dressed which drew attention. Cutting a
regal picture on the cover…
