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Edward VIII "lost" the crown because he wanted to marry the American Wallace Warfield. And it wasn't because she was a commoner, it was because she was twice divorced. The Church of England (of which the British monarch is the head of) does not allow people who have divorced to remarry while their former spouse was living. Similarly, the press didn't want someone like Warfield to be the Queen because of her questionable morals and the fact she wasn't British. Mix this all together with the fact that Edward VIII wanted to interfere with political issues (something that modern constitutional monarchs avoid) meant that Edward VIII was very unpopular with the people in Britain and the strain of all of the negative press lead to him announcing his abdication of the throne.
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What if Prince William marries a commoner?
Prince William married Miss Catherine Middleton (a commoner) on 29 April 2011. In British law, strictly speaking, a commoner is anyone who is neither the monarch (King/Queen) nor a peer (Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount or Baron/Lord.) Prince William was a commoner before he was made a Duke; Prince Harry still is a commoner.
Why did the countries of the British empire help them?
Because they thought of Britain as the motherland and the British Monarch as their own Monarch.
Why the uncle of Elisabeth refuse to be a monarch?
He wanted to marry Wallace Simpson, a commoner
Why do most countries flags have a British flag on it?
Because Canada still recognises the British Monarch as being the monarch of their country, despite being politically separate from the United Kingdom.
Is the british monarch the head state of canada?
yes the british monarch is the head of state canada
What would happen if the Prime Minister of the UK married the Queen?
Well, it could never happen because royals almost always marry other royals. The Queen is married already too. If she did marry what would be known as a commoner, she might have to abdicate, as happened with Edward VIII. In practical terms, the queen would remain as monarch and the prime minister would be prime minister.
Who was British monarch against smoking?
James the first was the British monarch who was against smoking and wrote a tract on the great harm that it did.
Who was in charge of the british army?
The Monarch
Who was in charge of British Army?
The Monarch
Who were the British monarch's representative rulers?
regal official running a country in abscence of a monarch
List the functions of the British monarch?
Nothing at all, spend 10s of millions a year till you die, and then they spend millions burying you.
Longest reigning british monarch?
victoria
