Left in an impossible position, Edward was "encouraged" to abdicate.
He also was much "encouraged" by the government to abdicate because he was very german-frendly yet, his american love was a fascist-friendly (she was the Ribbentropp mistress) as he more and more became. British government was very eased that he abdicated. After that he even betrayed France and his own country with the help of a french aristocratic traitor named "Bedo" (not so sure about the spell though).
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