Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
Edward in 1919
Edward with his father George, grandfather Edward, and great-grandmother Victoria
Edward (second from left) with his father and younger siblings (Albert and Mary). Photograph by his grandmother Alexandra, 1899
As a midshipman on board HMS Hindustan, 1910
Emperor or Empress of India was a title used by British monarchs from 1 May 1876 to 22 June 1948 to signify their sovereignty over the Indian Empire as its imperial head of state. The image of the emperor or empress appeared on Indian currency, in government buildings, railway stations, courts, on statues etc. Oaths of allegiance were made to the emperor or empress and the lawful successors by the governors-general, princes, governors, commissioners in India in events such as imperial durbars.
Last to reign George VI 11 December 1936 – 15 August 1947
New Crowns for Old: Disraeli and Victoria in a cartoon mimicking a scene in Aladdin where lamps are exchanged. She made him Earl of Beaconsfield at this time.
The Imperial Crown of India
A Canadian 1-cent coin with the inscription Ind. Imp. (Indiae Imperator)'
