Abdication of King Edward VIII (1936)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit King Edward VIII of Great Britain renounces the throne over great opposition to his relationship with Wallis Warfield Simpson (Wallis Simpson) Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: Our Throne ENGLAND: London: various: EXT Big Ben, Winston Churchill, House of Commons, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, King George VI, Changing the Guard. Fort Belvidere, Dispatch Riders. Elizabeth II, coronation, Piccadilly, Gloucester, Proclamation of King George VI, First toast to the new King at Mansion House, Mary, Queen Mother, Monckton, Sir Walter, Sir John Simon, tennis, sport. Soccer, Winter begins Crowd sing God Save the King (George VI) at Chelsea v. Brentford match at Stamford B, Duke of Windsor. Royalty, peacetime, war is not mentioned, Queen Mary, HM, British Royal Family, His Royal Highness, HRM, Wallis Duchess of Windsor, King George V, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, Background: King Edward VIII of Great Britain renounces the throne over great opposition to his relationship with Wallis Warfield Simpson (Wallis Simpson) FILM ID: VLVA4NH4SYWVDC3OIOOB9JPNDIG2F To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé