‘Miserable’ Prince Harry ‘radiates the same sadness’ as abdicated king Edward VIII: expert
nypost.comThe Times reported, how “both men seemed to radiate sadness after cutting their links with the Royal Family.”The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 41, left the Firm in 2020 for a life in California while Edward abdicated the British throne in order to marry Simpson in 1936.Vicker noted that one could tell how Harry and Edward were both feeling by “looking into their eyes.”The author then compared this to the late Queen Elizabeth II, who “always had such sparkling eyes” due to her dedication to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms.He also noted how Edward — like Harry — “took the path of perceived happiness” when he married.
However, he didn’t find true happiness as “in the end, it’s duty that makes you happy,” Vicker said.“As for the Duke of Sussex, who knows what’s going to happen to him?
I think he looks thoroughly miserable,” Vicker added. Following the abdication crisis in 1936, the Queen’s father, King George VI became monarch and Edward became the Duke of Windsor (with Simpson as his Duchess) and moved to France.
Edward was only king of England from January until December that year — a mere 325 days.Edward and Simpson lived a lavish lifestyle following their exile from the royal family, and he passed in 1972.
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