By Steve Donoghue Correspondent
Itâs been 85 years since King Edward VIIIâs reign formally ended when the British Parliament passed the Abdication Act on Dec. 11, 1936. The saga is recounted by journalist Alexander Larman in âThe Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication.â Edwardâs departure brought an end to the shortest reign â just 326 days â since Lady Jane Greyâs nine days in 1553 and put Edwardâs brother on the throne as King George VI.
At the heart of the abdication story was an American divorcée named Wallis Warfield Simpson. Edward met her while he was the beloved Prince of Wales, and although his father, crusty old King George V, hated even the mention of this interloper, Edward became obsessed with her. Even after Georgeâs sudden death made him king, he was determined to marry Simpson â though she was an commoner with two former husbands still living and he was now the head of the Church
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Gupkar Declaration has won 94 seats in the first District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of a total of 280 seats, the 7-party alliance won seats mainly in the Kashmir valley, while BJP won 68 seats, 65 in the Jammu region.
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Gupkar Declaration has won 94 seats in the first District Development Council elections in Jammu & Kashmir. Out of a total of 280 seats, the 7-party alliance won seats mainly in the Kashmir valley, while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 68 seats, 65 in the Jammu region. Congress won 20 seats across the Union Territory, while Independents won 41.
The J&K Apni Party, nicknamed the King s Party for the alleged BJP support it enjoys, won 10 seats. The JKPDF, BSP and Panthers Party managed to get a seat each. Results to 39 seats were awaited at the time of going to press. PAGD was leading in 20 of them, while BJP and Congress were leading in six each. Independents and other parties were leading in the 5 seats. Counting in K