Duke of Windsor, Signed Edward P., 1917, Print Photo (04/19/2011)

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Sold Date: 04/19/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, Prince of Wales, Signed Edward P, 1917, Photo.

Signed Edward P. ( P for Patrick ? ), in fountain pen, in right hand corner.

VanDyck, London in left bottom corner.

Measures 13" X 18", ready to frame

In WWI, Uniform.

When the First World War (1914–18) broke out, Edward had reached the minimum age for active service and was keen to participate. [13 ] He had joined the Grenadier Guards in June 1914, and although Edward was willing to serve on the front lines, Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener refused to allow it, citing the immense harm that would occur if the heir to the throne were captured by the enemy. [14 ]

Despite this, Edward witnessed trench warfare firsthand and attempted to visit the front line as often as he could, for which he was awarded the Military Cross in 1916. His role in the war, although limited, made him popular among veterans of the conflict. [15 ] Edward undertook his first military flight in 1918 and later gained his pilot's licence

Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Duke of Windsor ; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth , and Emperor of India , from 20 January to 11 December 1936.

Before his accession to the throne, Edward held successively the titles Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay , and Prince of Wales . As a young man, he served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War , undertook several foreign tours on behalf of his father, George V , and was associated with a succession of older, married women. Edward remained unmarried after his accession as king.

Only months into his reign, he caused a constitutional crisis by proposing marriage to the American socialite Wallis Simpson , who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second. The prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the Dominions opposed the marriage, arguing that the people would never accept a divorced woman with two living ex-husbands as queen. Additionally, such a marriage would have conflicted with Edward's status as head of the Church of England , which opposed the remarriage of divorced people if their ex-spouse was still alive. Edward knew that the government led by British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin would resign if the marriage went ahead, which could have dragged the King into a general election and ruined irreparably his status as a politically neutral constitutional monarch . Rather than give up Mrs. Simpson, Edward chose to abdicate . He was succeeded by his younger brother Albert, who chose the regnal name George VI . With a reign of 325 days, Edward was one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British and Commonwealth history. He was never crowned .

After his abdication, he was created Duke of Windsor . He married Wallis Simpson in France on 3 June 1937, after her second divorce became final. Later that year, the couple toured Nazi Germany . During the Second World War , he was at first stationed with the British Military Mission to France but, after private accusations that he held pro-Nazi sympathies, moved to the Bahamas after his appointment as Governor . After the war, he was never given another official appointment and spent the remainder of his life in retirement in France.

Very Nice Condition