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Why Abdication Is No Longer A Dirty Word

The crisis of 1936 in England that saw Edward VIII ditch the throne in favour of marrying Wallis Simpson made the word ‘abdication’ dirty, especially in Britain. The renunciation was never mentioned before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, given its effects on her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, as per …