Nerdy nuggets of royal history.
On 14th January 2024 Queen Margrethe II abdicated as Queen of Denmark, exactly 52 years from her accession to the throne in 1972. The news had been announced during Margrethe's new year broadcast, and was a surprise, owing to her previous assertion that she would never resign, and that the position of monarch was 'not... Continue Reading →
Full name: Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Prince of Wales 1911- 1936, King of England 1936, Duke of Windsor 1936 - 1972) Born: 23rd June 1894, White Lodge, Richmond Park Son of George V and Mary of Teck Married: Wallis Simpson (born Bessie Wallis Warfield) 1937 - his death Died: 28th May... Continue Reading →
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