LONDON, Jan. 21, 1936 (UP) -- His face bearing the marks of grief for his dead father, Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, was formally proclaimed King Edward VIII today by the Privy Council.

Seems like Prince Harry and his ancestor Edward VIII have more in common than just being members of the royal family. Aside from marrying American divorcées — Meghan Markle and Wallis Simpson ...

It's not happened at Wimbledon since Edward VIII was king and Prince George and Princess Charlotte are front row.

Years before he met Wallis Simpson, King Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. As a young Prince of Wales he was captivated by the energy, confidence and power of the USA as it strode onto t… ...

By Josh Casper, Features writer. In 1938, Edward VIII, the former Prince of Wales, publicly congratulated the NHL’s Boston Bruins on winning the Prince of Wales Trophy, which he had donated ...

Prince Harry isn’t the first royal to step back from duties and later write a tell-all. His great-great-uncle, Edward, Duke of Windsor, produced a ghost-written biography titled "A King’s ...

Edward VIII was Prince of Wales for far longer than he reigned as king. | Culture Club/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Before Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis ...

“About the Prince of Wales’s visit”, he wrote in early November, “it is disliked and dreaded by nearly everyone… his visit will be worse than useless.” Edward himself was receiving ...

The title of Prince of Wales is typically given to a male heir apparent. Edward VIII held the title for the bulk of his life before ascending to (and within months, abdicating) the throne.

In 1938, Edward VIII, the former Prince of Wales, publicly congratulated the NHL’s Boston Bruins on winning the Prince of Wales Trophy, which he had donated nearly a decade-and-a-half earlier, for the ...