King Edward VIII hides his face as he departs Windsor Castle after announcing his abdication of the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson, 1936. [900 x 713]
Edward had good reason for not wanting to be seen. He really was effectively being exiled from the country, and he and the government didn’t want a huge crowd seeing him leaving for the south coast, where he would be sailing off to France.
![King Edward VIII hides his face as he departs Windsor Castle after announcing his abdication of the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson, 1936. [900 x 713]](https://i.redd.it/sbc66lxq25361.jpg)
GreatAmericanbaiter
Edward had good reason for not wanting to be seen. He really was effectively being exiled from the country, and he and the government didn’t want a huge crowd seeing him leaving for the south coast, where he would be sailing off to France.
This BBC article talks about it really well: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-16140040?print=true
SnooCalculations2588
He was the first british monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. Because of luvvvv