what he did for his love ?

This is a very special day from the pages of history and it was on this day in 1936 -that King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of Britain for the woman he loved, Mrs. Wallis Simpson.
The marriage of Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield Simpson sparked sensational headlines in newspapers around the world.
Edward VIII, 1894–1972, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1936), known in later years as the duke of Windsor; eldest son of George V. He attended the naval colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1911 he was made prince of Wales. During World War I he served as a staff officer in France, Italy, and Egypt. Between 1919 and 1936 he made state trips to the United States, Japan, South America, and the dominions. On the death of his father (Jan., 1936), Edward succeeded to the throne. He enjoyed immense popularity with his subjects until the crisis precipitated by the announcement of his intention to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson an American then suing her second husband for divorce The government, headed by Stanley Baldwin, opposed the marriage, and the issue developed into a struggle between monarch and cabinet. Edward insisted on his right to marry the woman of his choice, even though her marital background made her unacceptable to the public and the government. Edward first met and was attracted to Wallis Warfield Simpson, a married woman, in 1930. They had a somewhat public, non-secret affair for nearly seven years.
Although not well received by the public or his family, the Prince and Wallis took a cruise together and went skiing in Austria.

so love can be ......??!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Simpson

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