As numerous journalists and historians have pointed out in recent years, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to step down as senior members of the royal family is not entirely without precedent.

Back in 1936, King Edward VIII scandalized the masses when he announced his decision to marry a divorced American actress named Wallis Simpson.

Sound familiar?

Facing intense pressure from the public and his own family, Edward abdicated the throne, and he and Simpson lived the rest of their lives in foreign exile.

Those who knew the couple best say they were miserable for much of that time, and to his dying day, Edward harbored an intense bitterness toward those who forced him to give up his crown.

So while the two…



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