As the first-born of the Wales kids and future king, Prince George has always been compared to his father Prince William. And in this year's official portrait to mark his 12th birthday, the heir to ...

A 165-acre park in Havering was once home to a palace gifted by King Henry VIII to three of his wives. This week, the Recorder is looking back at the history of Havering Country Park - one of the ...

His reign, so far, has been quiet, dutiful, and low‑profile – quite unlike the conspicuous drama surrounding Edward VIII’s abdication and departure to a more gilded, yet detached, existence.

George – or Bertie, as he was known by the family – was the second son of King George V and ideally placed to succeed his elder brother David, whose 325-day reign as King Edward VIII had ended ...

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, causing a royal scandal and altering the monarchy forever. Nearly a century later, Prince Harry and ...

In contrast, Edward’s brother, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), had married the very suitable Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. Who became king after King George V died?

King Edward VIII, then Prince of Wales, as a young man in military uniform. Hulton Archive/Getty Images As heir apparent to the throne, Edward trained in the Royal Navy from 1907 until 1911.

The royal family is in the midst of a challenging time, which royal expert Robert Jobson likened to King Edward VIII abdicating the throne.

His 20th-century observations about the character of King Edward VIII are newly relevant in the Washington, D.C., of the 21st.