The Duke of Windsor is Edward VIII of England. King Edward VIII was born in June 1894, the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary. According to the law of succession to the throne, he was established as the British Crown Prince in 1910. The next year, he was named Prince of Wales. The crown prince not only has a high nose, wide mouth, full heaven, a royal aura in his eyes, and a rich look on his face, but he is also tall and strong, as strong as a galloping horse, which is contrary to the long-standing disadvantages of the British royal family's previous crown princes being weak and sick. After the outbreak of World War I, the 20-year-old crown prince took the initiative to serve in the war, and served as an army staff officer. He fought in the trenches of France, went through life and death, and made many military exploits. After the war, the Crown Prince visited various countries in Europe and the United States on behalf of the British King, and was highly praised by political leaders in various countries. The crown prince is also considerate of the poor, often dressed in simple clothes, visiting factories and mines in the streets, taking care of the lives of workers, and feeling the pain of the homeless. The British are deeply proud that the British Empire has a good prince. However, while they were relieved, the British also discovered that the future monarch had a big problem, that is, he turned a blind eye to court etiquette and completely ignored it. After the crown prince turns 20, the royal family begins to look for a princess in accordance with court etiquette. Countless fair ladies admired the crown prince for his dignity and suaveness, and competed for favors and favors, and for the position of princess. Unexpectedly, the crown prince in his prime was as cold as ice and ignored him completely. After turning 30, the crown prince is still alone. As a mother, Queen Mary was most worried about the crown prince's concubine. After thinking hard, he sent someone to Switzerland with the crown prince's photo, and paid a lot of money to ask the one-eyed fortune teller on the streets of Geneva to give him advice. The one-eyed mantra carefully looked at the photo of the crown prince with one eye. He pondered for a long time. After receiving the hexagram gold, he spat out eight words: "A startling glance, and the ocean is thousands of miles away!" The queen saw the eight-character mantra of the one-eyed mantra and was puzzled. One solution. Because I believe that the one-eyed divination always foresees things like a god, knows the secrets of heaven, and makes small words of great righteousness. When the time comes, I will understand myself, and I won’t bother anymore. In June 1931, on a whim, the Crown Prince played the old trick that had been put aside for a long time. He changed into casual clothes, dressed as an ordinary servant, boarded a hitchhike, and went out alone. The train was empty, except for the crown prince, there was only one single woman in a huge box. The woman had blond hair, blue eyes, white teeth and thick lips, a plump figure and a delicious beauty. There are thousands of styles when talking, and there are many ways to behave when walking. The crown prince had been peeping for a long time, and his heart was pounding. He couldn't help but break his habit of being cold-faced in front of women, and took the initiative to talk to the single woman. The two chatted all over the world, from the foggy days in London to the wind of the Atlantic Ocean, from the brandy in France to the ancient castles in Spain. The more they talked, the more they talked, and they got out of hand. The 37-year-old crown prince was fully engaged for the first time and felt physically and mentally happy. This woman comes from the United States on the other side of the Atlantic, and is Mrs. Simpson who contributed to the abdication of the British King. Up to this point, Mrs. Simpson still did not know the true identity of the Crown Prince, and still regarded the British man who took the initiative to talk to her as an ordinary worker. After their encounter on the train, the Crown Prince and Mrs. Simpson fell in love at first sight and became close friends. The two dated frequently, were inseparable, and both appeared in high-end dance halls and low-end bars. On the Thames River yacht, on the banks of the Danube in Vienna, and on the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, the Crown Prince's hearty laughter and Mrs. Simpson's soft words were left everywhere. The two of them, one suave and the other stunningly beautiful, became the focus of news and the object of discussion on the streets for a while. Some people talked a lot about the possibility of Mrs. Simpson being established as a British princess, but this speculation was immediately rejected by people who have insight into the British royal family's succession practices. Although Mrs. Simpson has an air of elegance and nobility, she is several years older than the Crown Prince, has a history of marriage, and comes from a poor family. Not only that, Mrs. Simpson is an American citizen. The British, who have always been extremely proud, will never accept a married American woman as the future queen of their country. This damages the great reputation of the British Empire! The Crown Prince's love for Mrs. Simpson was probably just a farce. In 1936, King George V died. The crown prince inherited the throne according to the law of succession and was titled Edward VIII. The young king has both civil and military talents and extraordinary energy. He is indeed the right person to rule the world. The British are proud to have such a wise new king in their country. But within a few months, this joy was replaced by melancholy. Less than a year after the new king ascended the throne, in November 1936, he proposed to marry Mrs. Simpson. The British royal family, government, and both houses of Parliament were shocked. According to the royal family's practice of selecting concubines, this is absolutely impossible! British Prime Minister Baldwin proposed on behalf of the government, royal family, and parliament: Britain cannot accept an American as queen. The king can only choose between the throne and Mrs. Simpson. If he must marry Mrs. Simpson, he must resign from the throne! After several days of consideration, Edward VIII made a decision: to resign from the throne and marry Mrs. Simpson! In November 1936, all the major newspapers in the UK suddenly published an explosive news headline on their front page. The main headline of the news read: If you don’t love the country, you will love the beauty. The subtitle is: King Edward VIII of England resigns the throne for Mrs. Simpson! Readers in Europe and the United States initially thought that it was journalists who were causing trouble for no reason and carrying out April Fools' Day-style deceptive reports. Some admirers of Edward VIII even called newspapers to accuse them of insulting His Majesty the King. The majestic king of the British Empire, who has hundreds of millions of subjects, also holds the thrones of Great Britain, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. Why not have a beautiful girl? How could you be so moved by your true feelings for a mere Mrs. Simpson that you resign from the throne? No one believed the scandal in the newspapers.
Unfortunately, the news reports are true. A few days later, the British government press officer solemnly announced that King Edward VIII of England had signed the abdication document, and Parliament had approved the king’s request to abdicate! This is really a strange thing in the world: the King of Great Britain really resigned from the throne for a woman! On December 12, 1936, Edward VIII officially resigned, and his younger brother, the Duke of York, succeeded to the throne as King George VI. After the 43-year-old Edward VIII resigned from the throne, he was named Duke of Windsor. Soon, he and Mrs. Simpson were successfully married in France. After the two got married, they stayed together and flew together, loving each other very much. The Duke was appointed as a member of the British military delegation to France and participated in military aircraft. After the defeat of France, the duke and his wife moved to Spain. Later, he was appointed as the Governor of the Bahamas of the British Empire and traveled across the ocean to take up the post in July 1940. In 1972, the Duke of Windsor died of old age at the age of 78. Although the Duke of Windsor lost the throne, he gained a beautiful woman. This act of not loving the country but loving the beauty became a legend for a while. Decades later, in 1996, some well-known British news media exposed the secret past case of the Duke of Windsor, who loved beauty but not country. It caused an uproar and quickly spread to all over the world. These inquisitive reporters said that reliable archival materials showed that the Duke of Windsor resigned from the throne not because of this American beauty, but because he had frequent secret contacts with the fascist Nazis. At a time when war clouds were looming on the European continent and the fascist Axis powers were sharpening their knives against the people of the world, the British monarch, who later became one of the leaders of the anti-fascist alliance, secretly flirted with the enemy. This is something that the British royal family cannot accept at any cost. The scandal was so embarrassing that the British royal family could only use the excuse that they could not accept a married American lady as their queen, forcing Edward to resign from the throne to cover up the scars. This may sound too bizarre. Unfortunately, the British royal family has recently reluctantly admitted this disgraceful history, thus making the good story that has been passed down for decades lose its luster.