Elizabeth was George's eldest daughter and therefore his heir, meaning that she would have to step up when he died. The crisis, in other words, changed her fate and paved the way for her own reign some 16 years later. KIRSTY O'CONNOR/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesĮlizabeth, then a princess, was 10 years old at the time that her father became King George VI that December, taking the throne that had been destined for his brother.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal exit was different, though she has sometimes been compared to Simpson as a fellow American. Queen Elizabeth II, seen above at Thames Hospice in Maidenhead, Berkshire, on July 15, 2022, was only monarch after her uncle Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. The pair became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and lived in exile in Paris. The British government, as a result, opposed the marriage and Edward VIII chose love over duty, abdicating the throne in 1936 months after his accession so that he could marry Simpson. However, the British monarch is Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the perception was that a church wedding would be a must. At the time, the Church of England did not allow marriages involving a divorcée with a living former spouse, meaning their only option would have been a civil ceremony. socialite Wallis Simpson but their romance caused a constitutional crisis. It is a story that has been compared to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's own departure from the royal family, though in reality, the two stories are very different.Įlizabeth's uncle, Edward VIII, wanted to marry U.S. Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign made her one of the most famed public figures in the world-but none of it would have happened had a former king's love for an American divorcée not changed the monarchy's future forever.
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