Instrument of Abdication of Edward VIII

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The Instrument of Abdication of Edward VIII is the formal document signed in December 1936 by King Edward VIII relinquishing the British throne, leading to his succession by his brother George VI.


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His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 recognizesDocument Instrument of Abdication of Edward VIII