A King Edward VIII Coronation commemorative cup and saucer, 1937, after ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII become the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public, and the church of England condemned his decision to marry the American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson, therefore the Coronation did not take place
- Edward Viii - Edward VIII (1894 – 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson on 11 December 1936.
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