Quotes by King Edward VIII

A boy is holding a girl so very tight in his arms tonight.
– King Edward VIII
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.
– King Edward VIII
I like going there for golf. America's one vast golf course these days.
– King Edward VIII
I was shocked and angry with the startling suggestion that I should send from my land, my realm, the woman I intended to marry.
– King Edward VIII
The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.
– King Edward VIII
God grant him peace and happiness but never an understanding of what he has lost.
– King Edward VIII
I am very sorry to know and hear how unreverently that most precious jewel, the Word of God, is disputed, rhymed, sung and jangled in every ale-house and tavern, contrary to the true meaning and doctrine of the same.
– King Edward VIII
I have made this, the most serious decision of my life, only upon the single thought of what would, in the end, be best for all.
– King Edward VIII
I now quit altogether public affairs and I lay down my burden. It may be some time before I return to my native land, but I shall always follow the fortunes of the British race and empire with profound interest, and if at any time in the future I can be found of service to his majesty in a private station, I shall not fail.
– King Edward VIII
I wanted to be an up-to-date king. But I didn't have much time.
– King Edward VIII
Now what do I do with this?
– King 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.
– King Edward VIII
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.
– King Edward VIII
These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.
– King Edward VIII
We are all socialists nowadays.
– King Edward VIII
Well, Mr. Baldwin! This is a pretty kettle of fish!
– King Edward VIII
When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else.
– King Edward VIII
You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind I did not forget the country or the empire, which, as Prince of Wales and lately as King, I have for twenty-five years tried to serve.
– King Edward VIII