Quotes about Edward VIII

Michael Portillo

King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate because he was determined to marry a divorced woman. As a result of that decision, the Queen's father, George VI, was obliged to lead the country through a war that threatened its survival, with all the personal pain portrayed in 'The King's Speech.'

Stanley Baldwin

… a respectable whore

1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. Baldwin, a moralistic prig, and others including the rest of the Royal Family, pressured the King to give up Simpson, but the King instead abdicated and married Simpson who had been divorced and remarried when she began her affair with King Edward VIII.

Mary, Queen of Scots

Well, Prime Minister, here’s a pretty kettle of fish.

Max Aitken

Our cock won’t fight.

1st Baron Beaverbrook

Madonna Ciccone

In England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room.

Alistair Cooke

[He] was at his best only when the going was good.

Of King Edward VIII, who abdicated the British throne in 1936:

Geoffrey Rush

I knew all about Edward VIII's abdication, George VI becoming the king and having a stammer, but nothing about how he got rid of it.

Simon Rich

I’ve always liked to read about extremely wealthy people, especially when they are crazy (like Howard Hughes or Caligula.) While writing this book I did a lot of fun research on robber barons like Rockefeller and Morgan. But the most helpful stuff came from studying royal families and mad emperors. The best book I read was probably A King’s Own Story, which is the memoir of Edward VIII. Also, anything about Ivan the Terrible or Ted Turner.

Edward VIII Quotes