For the love of the American future king of Britain abandoned the throne
'25.11.2018'
Source: Svoipravila.ru
“For your sake, I’m ready to get the moon from the sky” - this allegorical phrase is sometimes uttered by men when they want to say about the degree of their feelings. But in reality, what is a man ready to go for the sake of his beloved woman?
Give up a career? Renounce all that is dear to him? What act is ready to commit, for example, a modern man for the sake of love?
As the future king refused the throne
Great Britain - the country of kings, princes and princesses, reminds the project Svoipravila. Not every prince or princess is destined to become the ruler of the country.
This great honor is awarded only to direct heirs who were lucky enough to be born first. Will the turn come to the second? To be born first is a great happiness! Who among us has never dreamed of being the "main" person, on whose opinion and decisions a lot depends? A man whom everyone reveres, before whom they bow.
The struggle for power has existed and will always exist. But voluntarily give up power ?!
Heir to the throne
Edward VIII was the first son of King George V. His future was predetermined - the king of Great Britain, the great and powerful state, one of the most influential in Europe. He enjoyed his role as a future monarch.
There is a lot available for kings - any beauty dreams of love, or at least an affair with such a significant person. In addition, Edward had a very attractive appearance, and he enjoyed it. Traveled, started up novels, about marriage and did not think. When the time comes, he will find the right bride.
And love? For love, the king does not have to marry, it is enough to have a mistress. Despite the strict approach to the choice of a life partner, the royal person to have a mistress was permissible. The royal court treated this very tolerantly.
Love inadvertently comes on ...
... when you do not expect it at all! He met his love. Wallis Simpson did not shine with beauty, besides, did not differ in good manners.
“She is tough, dry and blatantly unfeminine - no wonder, because she is American,” contemporaries said about her.
In addition, Simpson was married and not for the first time. Her first husband was an alcoholic, the second marriage was more successful. It was Mr. Simpson who, to his misfortune, led her into the high society of Great Britain.
Wallis was a capable student and quickly learned the lessons of high society. She learned to hide her external shortcomings and skillfully emphasize her merits. In order not to draw attention to ugly fingers, she simply did not wear rings. To give roundness to the forms, I ordered dresses of a certain cut.
At the first meeting with the prince, she allowed herself a rather impolite remark. Edward spoke of the weather.
“Oh my God, since I set foot on English soil, I have had to discuss this topic more than forty times - what a bore,” said Mrs. Simpson. The prince was stunned by this straightforwardness. No awe for his title!
Apparently, this played a decisive role - Wallis intrigued the future king.
And after a few weeks, he confessed her love. Wallis just smiled - what nonsense. Still, the prince got her attention, and their romance began to develop rapidly. On the sidelines of the palace, they began to say that Mrs. Simpson had a bad influence on Edward.
"She turns them on as she pleases, and all thanks to her extensive sexual experience, which she gained by living for some time in Asia and visiting local brothels."
And all would be fine, "indulge and calm down", but the prince began to talk about the upcoming wedding with Wallis. The only obstacle he saw was Mr. Simpson. Wallis could only get a divorce.
Parliament and the royal family began to convince the prince that such a relationship, and even more so marriage is simply unacceptable.
In 1936, the incumbent king George V dies. The country needs a new ruler - the date of Edward's coronation has already been set, he just needs to give up his love. Or at least the thought of marrying Wallis. The court was even ready to put up with Mrs. Simpson as the king's mistress.
Crown or love?
Edward fought for the crown and for love. He tried to convince parliament that it was possible to rule and love at the same time. But the courtyard was adamant. I had to choose.
10 December 1936 of the Year Edward signed an official abdication.
In a radio address to the nation, he uttered his famous phrase: “I do not find it possible to bear the heavy burden of responsibility and properly exercise my royal duties without the help and support of the woman I love.”
The man did not want to condemn his beloved woman to the humiliating role of his mistress. And he couldn’t imagine life without Wallis.
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
In 1937, Edward and Wallis got married. The court could not forgive the prince of such an arrogant act. Edward was expelled from the kingdom of Great Britain. He was forbidden to appear in England, so the family settled in France. Exile was a blow to Edward. Understanding this, Wallis strongly supported her lover.
In their villa, she created the atmosphere of a royal court. The interior, dishes, receptions everything had to match. She herself tried to be worthy of the high title of her husband, and even entered the list of the most elegant women of the 20 century.
Only once in 1952, Edward was allowed to visit his kingdom: when his brother George VI died (crowned after the abdication of Edward). The condition for visiting England was that Wallis should not have accompanied her husband.
Upon arrival in the UK, Edward realized that even time could not soften the attitude of the court to his action. The family met the prince coldly. Edward suffered greatly from such an attitude, because in addition to the crown, he lost his contact with his family. At every opportunity, Wallis tried to maintain Edward's pride, saying that the country had lost the great king in his face.
She confessed that since Edward abdicated the throne, she was not deprived of guilt: “He was created for another life. He used to be needed. " To create the illusion of necessity, she painted her husband's day by the minute. She arranged receptions, forced me to write memoirs, to give interviews.
Forgiveness
In 1971, Edward was visited by Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. The prince was diagnosed with throat cancer. The dying Edward was almost happy. With incredible difficulty, he got out of bed to greet the queen standing, as demanded by British etiquette.
In 1972, Edward passed away. Wallis was allowed to visit the kingdom to participate in the mourning ceremony. After that, Elizabeth favorably suggested Wallis to settle in England.
But why would a woman need England without the king of her heart? Wallis returned to France. After the death of her husband, she lived another 14 years in seclusion. The kingdom had mercy - Wallis was honored to be buried in the royal tomb next to her beloved.
Great women, what else can they do?
"No man, no king can marry for love ..."
Edward sacrificed his title and crown for the opportunity to be close to his beloved woman. But a little more time will pass and Elizabeth's son, after an unhappy marriage with the aristocrat Lady Diana, will be able to lead his beloved woman down the aisle, despite the long-standing prohibitions of the royal court - we are talking, of course, about Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.
The Queen's grandson, William, married Kate Middleton, the daughter of a former flight attendant and dispatcher - the future heir to the throne, Prince George, half a commoner. Eugene's granddaughter married entrepreneur Jack Brooksbank.
The youngest grandson of Elizabeth was even allowed to marry a divorced mixed-race American woman, and also a former actress. The Queen appears with Megan Markle at receptions and even invited her mother to celebrate Christmas in the palace.
Edward wanted such a relationship for herself and Wallis, but ... the times and manners were different, and maybe Elizabeth took into account the mistakes of her predecessors and her own divorced children and decided to give her grandchildren complete freedom of choice.
No less interesting and instructive is the story of the victory over the illness of his brother Edward, who became the king of Britain and the father of the future Queen Elizabeth II. A wonderful film "The King Speaks" has been made about this - we recommend.
