royal-confessions: [Post by Mary] “I sometimes wonder if Edward VIII felt any guilt over George VI’s early death.” — Submitted by Anonymous I hate that people blame David and Wallis for Bertie’s death and I’m 99% sure Bertie would have died at roughly the same age either way, but yeah I am sure David did feel a little guilty and totally unsettled. I mean, it could have been him dying early too. David was generally healthier than Bertie but he did smoke too.

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[Post by Mary]

“I sometimes wonder if Edward VIII felt any guilt over George VI’s early death.” — Submitted by Anonymous


I hate that people blame David and Wallis for Bertie’s death and I’m 99% sure Bertie would have died at roughly the same age either way, but yeah I am sure David did feel a little guilty and totally unsettled. I mean, it could have been him dying early too. David was generally healthier than Bertie but he did smoke too.

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  1. great-eye reblogged this from royal-confessions
  2. monarchyforlife reblogged this from houseofwindsor and added:
    Amen to the above, and I don’t know about the duke but I’d have felt guilty if I shortened the life of my brother.
  3. houseofwindsor reblogged this from xlilibetandphilip and added:
    This is a hard one. I do believe Bertie would have passed at an early age anyway due to his smoking habits, but as an...
  4. xlilibetandphilip reblogged this from royal-confessions and added:
    People will always blame the Duke of Windsor for Bertie’ death because when he came to the throne his stress level went...
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  6. vintage-royalty reblogged this from royal-confessions and added:
    I hate that people blame David and Wallis for Bertie’s death and I’m 99% sure Bertie would have died at roughly the same...
  7. universalradio reblogged this from themanwholivesinacloud and added:
    I attribute his early death from smoking to his EXTREME stress (and well documented stress) due to being forced to take...
  8. themanwholivesinacloud reblogged this from royaltyspeaking and added:
    I personally feel that any brother would feel guilty over his brother’s death, I think he could have felt like he could...
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