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A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

2023 1 season 3 eps TV-G

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S1 · E1 · Sep 21, 2023

The Secret Scandal Episode 1

In the 1930s, the Prince of Wales met and fell in love with an American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their affair was an open secret. But, as this BBC Select Original Documentary reveals, things changed dramatically when the prince's father died and he was to be crowned King Edward VIII. Edward was determined to have Wallis as his Queen. Soon, as the story breaks, his life would lie in tatters.

50 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 21, 2023

Collision Course Episode 2

Edward VIII's monarchy hung in the balance. His desire to marry an American divorcee had set him on a collision course with the British press, the Royal Household, and the government. The prime minister was desperate to prevent a constitutional crisis by stopping the king from marrying. But the King believed Wallis had to be the nation's Queen.

51 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 21, 2023

The Fall of a King Episode 3

The British nation was divided as the crisis concerning Edward VIII and his relationship with divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson rumbled on. In the eye of the storm, Edward battled with his aides and family members before making his famous broadcast to the nation and relinquishing the crown.

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A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

Season 1

The Secret Scandal Episode 1

Collision Course Episode 2

The Fall of a King Episode 3

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