Two private islands on the River Thames are heading to auction. These islands are historically linked to King Edward VIII and ...

Royal history endures because of the pivotal moments that connect one generation to the next. They are built around figures whose decisions set extraordinary events in motion, none more remarkable ...

Queen Mary and King Edward VIII had a fractured mother-son relationship that greatly affected the future of the royal family. It laid the foundation for his controversial abdication that changed the ...

Most royal followers know that Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. At the time, it was considered one of the biggest royal scandals in history. But even ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Tippett writes, "It throws new light on how and why he chose to abdicate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "She said no, even on that sad day. It was, you know, breaking his heart, I think." Queen Elizabeth II didn't grant Edward VIII's ...

Royal Connections Crowns and Coronets, at Blenheim Palace, explores the special bond between the monarchy and the Dukes of Marlborough ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Queen Elizabeth II had an unusual Kansas connection. The British monarch, who died Thursday at age 96, hadn't expected to become ...

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 ...