Earl Spencer, the younger brother of the late Princess Diana, has shared a rare throwback picture of King Edward VIII and King George VI as young boys. 'The boy seated to the right would briefly become King Edward VIII, while the one sitting to the left was his brother, later King George VI. King Edward VIII reigned from 20 January 1936 until the 11 December of that year, when he was forced to abdicate as his decision to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson was frowned upon. Meanwhile King George VI reigned from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952, when the Queen took over as monarch. Earl Spencer also has four children with his first wife, Lady Kitty Spencer, Lady Eliza Spencer, Lady Amelia Spencer, Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and two children with his second wife, Edmund Spencer and Lady Lara Spencer.

Source: Daily Mail June 16, 2020 12:41 UTC