Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, George V and Queen Mary travelled farther than any royals before them, collecting objects, receiving gifts, and employing tour artists and photographers, as well as ...

But it was nothing compared to King Charles's great-uncle Edward VIII's choice to abdicate the throne to marry another American divorcee - Wallis Simpson. The move clashed with his ...

Edward VIII, who reigned less than a year, had seven names — Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David. With all those names, you might think the British royal baby name book would be ...

without the help and support of the woman I love," King Edward VIII said in a shock speech that prompted Princess Elizabeth's eventual accession Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE ...

It had caused quite the scandal when the then-King Edward VIII made known his desire to marry an American socialite and – yet more significantly – a divorcée, which was then regarded as incompatible ...

Bermuda’s first two babies of 2025 arrived at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on New Year’s Day. The Bermuda Hospitals ...

King Edward VII School was downgraded by Ofsted from a "good" rating to "inadequate" after a 2022 visit, prompting government intervention. But many parents opposed the move, and the most recent ...

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Among 20 Fabergé pieces will be a famed blue enamel Art Nouveau cigarette case featuring a diamond-encrusted snake biting its own tail that Edward VII received from his mistress Alice Keppel in ...