Edward VIII as Colonel-in Chief of the Guards regiments
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Edward VIII as Colonel-in Chief of the Guards regiments
Edward VIII (1894 1972), shortly after his accession to the Throne, King Edward assumed the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Field-Marshal. He also established a precedent by assuming the rank of Marshal of the R.A.F. In February 1936, he assumed the Colonel-in Chief of a number of other regiments, including Life Guards, the royal Artillery and the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry. After just one year Edward chose to abdicate the throne (January 1936 December 1936), in order to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, he become known as Duke of Windsor.
May 1936
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