George V died in January 1936, and Edward VIII succeeded him as king, Mrs. Simpson divorced her husband later that year, the King was determined to marry her, but he could not convince the royal family or government officials to accept a divorced woman as his queen, on December 11, Edward VIII officially abdicated,
what a love story! but the point of it all is that some of the jewellery that belonged to them has just been sold, the bracelet, above, owned by Wallis Simpson, has sold for a world record £4.5m at auction, it was one of 20 pieces owned by the late Duke and Duchess of Windsor to go under the hammer in the sale, which raised a total of £7,975,550, the jewellery had been expected to fetch in the region of £3m, interest in the couple is still high in some circles, take for instance The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Historical Society Inc. it is a California non-profit corporation,
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