Edward VIII's romantic farce supplied the year's laughter. In the end, seeing that it truly could not be stopped, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin still made concessions.
Marriage was fine, but they would never grant her the title of queen, and their future children would have no right of succession.
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin had no choice but to yield. The rice was already cooked; they could hardly truly force the king to abdicate, could they?
This was different from history. Edward VIII's younger brothers had all gone out and established households of their own, so it was impossible for him to voluntarily abdicate now.
The royal family was also somewhat stronger than it had been in history. The London government already had troubles enough, and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin simply could not bear the charge of forcing the king to abdicate.
The farce was over, but its aftereffects were quite severe. What should have been a wedding watched by the whole world ended without a single guest of any importance.
Even the London media mentioned it only in passing. The British public felt ashamed and were too embarrassed to bring it up again.
"Your Majesty, the Governor of Somalia has proposed occupying Ethiopia to strengthen our competitiveness on the African continent!" Colonial Minister Attlee said.
"First, tell me about Ethiopia's situation, and the reasons for taking military action," Little Ferdinand asked with concern.
Since this matter had reached him, it must have received support from at least one party among the government, the War Ministry, the General Staff, and the Bulgarian Military Committee.
There was no need to consider the War Ministry. So long as there was a war to fight, they would most likely support it. Every one of those military commanders still wanted to be granted a