A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

This BBC Select Original Documentary series recounts the story behind the ten days leading to Edward VIII abdicating his throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. It would change the royals, the press and British history forever.

2023 HD 51min TV-G United Kingdom English

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Wallis Simpson Fiona McGarvey Marion Milne

Documentary

biography british history royal family abdication

S1E1 - The Secret Scandal 2023-09-21

In the 1930s, the Prince of Wales met and fell in love with an American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their affair was an open secret. But, as this BBC Select Original Documentary reveals, things changed dramatically when the princes father died and he was to be crowned King Edward VIII. Edward was determined to have Wallis as his Queen. Soon, as the story breaks, his life would lie in tatters.

S1E2 - Collision Course 2023-09-21

Edward VIIIs monarchy hung in the balance. His desire to marry an American divorcee had set him on a collision course with the British press, the Royal Household, and the government. The prime minister was desperate to prevent a constitutional crisis by stopping the king from marrying. But the King believed Wallis had to be the nations Queen.

S1E3 - The Fall of a King 2023-09-21

The British nation was divided as the crisis concerning Edward VIII and his relationship with divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson rumbled on. In the eye of the storm, Edward battled with his aides and family members before making his famous broadcast to the nation and relinquishing the crown.

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