The Love of a King -- The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
1894
Edward is born in Richmond, England.
1896
Wallis is born in Baltimore, USA.
1911
Edward becomes Prince of Wales.
1912
Edward enters Oxford University.
1914
The First World War begins. Edward sees fighting on the front line in Belgium.
1916
Wallis marries Winfiled Spencer.
1920
Edward begins a five-year journey round the world. He visits 45 countries and travels 240000 kilometres.
1927
Wallis divorces Winfiled Spencer.
1928
Wallis marries Ernest Simpson.
1930
Edward meets Wallis at a weekend house party.
1936
January King George V dies. Edward is now King.
June
December Edward gives the crown to his brother and leaves England.
1937
Edward and Wallis marry in France. They take the name Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
None of the Royal Family come to the wedding.
For the next thirty years the Duke and Duchess live outside England.
1966
Queen Elizabeth II meets the Duke and Duchess at a small party in London.
'It's time to forget the past,' she says.
1972
Edward dies in Paris. His body is buried in England at Windsor Castle.
1986
Wallis dies in Paris and is buried next to Edward at Windsor.
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Duke n. 公爵
Duchess n. 公爵夫人
font line 前線、戰地 （ a line on which fighting takes place in time of war. ）
journey n. 旅行 （ a trip of some distance. ）
crown n. 王位 （ the rank of king queen. ）
royal adj. 王室的、皇家的 （ for, belong to, or Connected with a king or queen. ）
castle n. 城堡