Edward VIII

Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her.

When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else.

I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love.

Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.

The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.

I wanted to be an up-to-date king. But I didn't have much time.

These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.