wasn't meant to be King but ended up becoming the perfect "spare" to heir to the throne David, who reigned — and abdicated — as Edward VIII. As the "spare" to Prince Edward, the eldest son and ...

Following the death of George V in January 1936 royals and aristocrats flocked to Jacques Cartier to invest in jewellery for Edward VIII’s Coronation. But now it can be revealed that the ...

Born Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David on 23 June 1894, King Edward VIII famously abdicated the throne in 1936. After being succeeded by his brother, King George VI ...

The iconic jewellery brand, Cartier, was the "first to know" that King Edward VIII would abdicate the throne, as Mr Cartier was one of the first to understand that Edward was planning to propose ...