if that comes first-the coronation will be held a little more than a year from now-the King must formally declare his adherence to the Protestant Church. This is no empty ritual. Edward VIII, the ...

Edward VIII was the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary and was born on 23rd ... so his stall plate still remains in the Lady Chapel. He wanted his coronation service to be shortened or not to ...

The day Charles' grandfather George VI was crowned king had originally been chosen for the coronation of his brother, Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne to marry American socialite, Wallis Simpson.

After his coronation the King and Queen travelled to Delhi where they attended ... He married Princess Mary of Teck in 1893 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Their children were Edward VIII, ...

Edward VIII In January 1936, King George V died and his son Edward, Prince of Wales, became King. Just 11 months later, before his Coronation had even taken place, Edward renounced the throne due ...