What if edward viii had children

Who would be Monarch now? There are two roads to go down here. No marriage to Mrs Simpson would leave him free to wed someone else. Who is a matter of pure speculation. But a marriage might well have led to children meaning his direct line would rule.

However, there was sufficient discontent within the ranks of his closest advisers about his approach to ruling to have caused concern even before his romance with Mrs Simpson became a constitutional issue.

Reports of red boxes being left unread, of a manner that veered between domineering and disinterested has led to debate about whether the House of Windsor could have survived under his tenure at a time of huge social change.

There are also his political views to consider. Edward was known to have shown sympathy to some elements of the Nazi regime, enough so to have again raised concern among politicians. Hitler was later said to have talked about making Edward king again if the UK fell to his forces. The question remains — had Edward been king would the Monarchy and the country as we know it have survived?

The other option is that Edward had gone ahead and married Mrs Simpson while refusing to give up his throne. News Guardian. Recent queries. Send a query. Lucky dip. Any answers? Nooks and crannies. Semantic enigmas.

The body beautiful. Red tape, white lies. Speculative science. This sceptred isle. Root of all evil. Ethical conundrums. This sporting life. Stage and screen. My wife was wondering, if Edward had children with Mrs. Simpson after abdication, would they automatically be entitled to the throne? Would they beat out Elizabeth especially if they were male in the line? So once he abdicated, his brother Albert George became king, to be succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth. Even if the Windsors had had children, those children would not have bumped Elizabeth from the line of succession.

I think, had Edward had children when he abdicated, the abdication act would have been worded differently, Charles would more than likely be worded not to exclude his kids from the line I would think. I can recall a few French kings abdicating in favour of their sons.

There is absolutely no way of knowing what would happen. The abdication happened in a specific set of circumstances. Any future abdication would happen in its own specific set of circumstances, and the Abdication Act would be worded accordingly. Then again, any abdication would require the UK government co-ordinating with the governments of the other realms, and would almost certainly require co-ordinating legislation.

Few politicians are going to be terribly enthusiastic about having to deal with this! It was bad enough the last time around….