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A Royal crisis: The shocking moment King Edward VIII announced his abdication to the nation

The tense relationship between King Edward VIII and the Queen Mother began long before the abdication crisis. While many believe she resented him for forcing her husband, King George VI, onto the throne, historians reveal a deeper story. Gareth Russell’s book Do Let’s Have Another Drink! uncovers how Edward VIII himself spread the rumour that the Queen Mother had once been in love with him—a claim modern historians dismiss. Learn how the Queen Mother’s true feelings toward Edward and Wallis Simp