Changing Times
The younger brother’s succession was assured as a result of this decision, so George VI became King George VI. It was later in the year that Edward and Wallis got married. What happened at that time still troubles the Royal Family.
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Reigning Monarch
The royals divorce more discreetly than the non-royals. This is most likely why the Queen was absent from the 2005 Charles and Camilla’s wedding ceremony.