King Edward abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite
Edward proposed with a 19.77-carat emerald Cartier ring inscribed with their engagement date, Oct. 27, 1936
Simpson's jewelry collection, including the ring, sold for over $50 million at a record-breaking 1987 Sotheby's auction
King Edward shocked the world when he abdicated the British throne to marry American socialite and two-time divorcée Wallis Simpson.
He began a love affair with Simpson when she was still the wife of U.S. businessman Ernest Simpson in the early 1930s, per the BBC. Ernest granted her a provisional decree of divorce in October 1936, the same month Edward proposed with an unconventional engagement ring.
Edward proposed with a 19.77-carat emerald Cartier ring inscribed with their engagement date, Oct. 27, 1936
Simpson's jewelry collection, including the ring, sold for over $50 million at a record-breaking 1987 Sotheby's auction
King Edward shocked the world when he abdicated the British throne to marry American socialite and two-time divorcée Wallis Simpson.
He began a love affair with Simpson when she was still the wife of U.S. businessman Ernest Simpson in the early 1930s, per the BBC. Ernest granted her a provisional decree of divorce in October 1936, the same month Edward proposed with an unconventional engagement ring.
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