People applauding the Duke of Windsor
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bpollen — 9 years ago(November 17, 2016 07:03 PM)
Oh. It's been a few days since I saw that episode.
The public sympathized with the Duke, when he was King and couldn't marry the woman he loved. They lost their King over it. So yes, he was popular with the public, or at least part of it. I think he or someone mentions that the people were on his side about the marriage. -
mjbossy-419-826285 — 9 years ago(November 18, 2016 06:02 AM)
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Ah! Thank you.
We get the idea, from the series anyway, that
Queen Elizabeth was in a difficult position,
since she liked her uncle on a personal level
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t-l-s — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 01:39 PM)
You are incorrect - Edward VIII was very popular. As a young man he was good looking and considered the most eligible man on the planet. Blonde haired, blue eyed future King-Emperor of 2/5 of the worlds surface and ruling 1/4 of the world's population living in castles and palaces - not that surpising really.
There were serious concerns that the people would not accept his abdication and would see it as their beloved King being forced from his throne by the government. He remained popular in the country as his reason of doing it for love was seen as a great romantic story not a dereliction of duty.
They also did not know what we know now about his licentious behaviour through the 1920s - 1930s, his almost treasonous behaviour later in WW2, and in the 1930s many were sympathetic with german national socialism's fight against the rising tide of bolshevism and did not see his meeting with hitler in that bad a light.
Edward VIIIs popularity and the fears about it are also brought up in the King's Speech -
CakesAndAle — 9 years ago(November 30, 2016 02:41 AM)
London society people, such as Edward's good friend, Sir Oswald Moseley (of Black Shirt infamy), did not represent the feelings of the whole country. A lot of people outside of London, in the villages and countryside, were furious when they found out the affair began while Simpson was still married to husband number 2. There were lots of people at that time stuck in unhappy marriages who had no way out because divorces were so rarely granted and were extremely expensive, and yet here was a woman with two. They felt it was extremely unfair and saw it as royal privilege that she got her second divorce so easily. Others saw it as opening the door to easy divorce and dumping spouses easily who were inconvenient.
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firstwinsgop-1 — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 08:57 PM)
The story of the Duke of Windsor is one of the most romantic tales in modern history. A man who literally gave up the Crown of England for love. Of course he was wildly popular. Women eat that kind of stuff up like candy.
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Julie-30 — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 03:38 AM)
I certainly don't.
And it's a very, very good thing for the world as a whole that Edward VIII did not stay on the throne. He would have been a terrible king.
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firstwinsgop-1 — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 04:35 PM)
He would have been a wonderful King. Far better than his brother, who could barely talk. And since he had no issue, nothing really would have changed. Elizabeth still would have become Queen. The only difference is she and Phillip would have had the time to enjoy their youth and she would have had more time to prepare for her job.