A previously unseen collection of private photos is shedding new light on the affair of King Edward VIII and American Wallis Simpson – and the monarchy-shaking scandal that led to the King’s ...

Edward VIII was a close friend of William Ward, third Earl of Dudley, known as Eric. He stayed at Ward's home, Himley Hall, regularly and spent his last weekend there before his abdication in 1936.

King Edward's Bay in Tynemouth was packed with happy swimmers and groups of people waiting to see the event on Wednesday (June 19). Over a dozen people gathered around a small fire and took a dip ...