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| caption          = Portrait by Philip De Laszlo 1919 , HRH The Prince of Wales

| caption          = Portrait of Edward the [[Prince of Wales]] by Lafayette, around 1922

| reign            = 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936

| reign            = 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936

| succession = [[List of British monarchs|King of the United Kingdom]] and the [[British Dominions]], [[Emperor of India]]

| succession = [[List of British monarchs|King of the United Kingdom]] and the [[British Dominions]], [[Emperor of India]]

== Duke of Windsor and later life ==

== Duke of Windsor and later life ==

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-17964, Ordensburg Krössinsee, Herzog von Windsor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Edward reviewing a squad of [[SS]] with [[Robert Ley]], 1937]]

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-17964, Ordensburg Krössinsee, Herzog von Windsor.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Edward reviewing a squad of [[SS]] with [[Robert Ley]], 1937]]

[[File:The Duke of Windsor (1945).jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Duke in 1945]]

[[File:The Duke of Windsor (1945).jpg|thumb|280px|right|Edward [[Duke of Windsor]]  in 1945]]

After his abdication, he was given the title Duke of Windsor. He married Simpson in France on 3 June 1937. His brother and mother did not attend the ceremony. Many people became alarmed with what they thought was Edward's pro German stance. Some even said that he favoured German fascism. Hitler considered Edward to be friendly towards Nazi Germany. Even in the 1960s, Edward privately said to a friend, Lord Kinross, "I never thought Hitler was such a bad chap". The Duke and Duchess visited Nazi Germany, against the advice of the British government, and they met [[Adolf Hitler]] at his private retreat. During the visit, the Duke gave full Nazi salutes, causing anger in Britain. At the start of the Second World War, the Nazis plotted to persuade the Duke to support the Nazi effort and planned to kidnap him. Lord Caldecote warned Winston Churchill that "[the Duke] is well-known to be pro-Nazi and he may become a centre of intrigue". More problems arose when Edward gave a "defeatist" interview, which angered Churchill even more.

After his abdication, he was given the title Duke of Windsor. He married Simpson in France on 3 June 1937. His brother and mother did not attend the ceremony. Many people became alarmed with what they thought was Edward's pro German stance. Some even said that he favoured German fascism. Hitler considered Edward to be friendly towards Nazi Germany. Even in the 1960s, Edward privately said to a friend, Lord Kinross, "I never thought Hitler was such a bad chap". The Duke and Duchess visited Nazi Germany, against the advice of the British government, and they met [[Adolf Hitler]] at his private retreat. During the visit, the Duke gave full Nazi salutes, causing anger in Britain. At the start of the Second World War, the Nazis plotted to persuade the Duke to support the Nazi effort and planned to kidnap him. Lord Caldecote warned Winston Churchill that "[the Duke] is well-known to be pro-Nazi and he may become a centre of intrigue". More problems arose when Edward gave a "defeatist" interview, which angered Churchill even more.

After the war, the Duke and Duchess became celebrities and hosted parties and lived between Paris and New York. In the 1960s, the Duke's health became worse. Because he was a heavy smoker from an early age, he had throat cancer. On 28 May 1972, the Duke died at his home in Paris, less than a month before his 78th birthday. Wallis Simpson was not strong. She suffered from dementia and died 14 years later. The coffin was buried in the [[Royal Burial Ground]] behind the Royal Mausoleum of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at [[Frogmore]].

After the war, the Duke and Duchess became celebrities and hosted parties and lived between Paris and New York. In the 1960s, the Duke's health became worse. Because he was a heavy smoker from an early age, he had throat cancer. On 28 May 1972, the Duke died at his home in Paris, less than a month before his 78th birthday. Wallis Simpson was not strong. She suffered from [[dementia]] and died 14 years later. The coffin was buried in the [[Royal Burial Ground]] behind the Royal Mausoleum of [[Queen Victoria]] and [[Prince Albert]] at [[Frogmore]].

==Titles and styles==

==Titles and styles==

[[Category:1894 births]]

[[Category:1894 births]]

[[Category:1972 deaths]]

[[Category:1972 deaths]]

[[Category:Cancer deaths in France]]

[[Category:Cancer deaths in France]]

[[Category:Deaths from esophageal cancer]]

[[Category:Deaths from esophageal cancer]]