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Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin advised against the marriage because as a monarch (and head of the [[Church of England]]), Edward VIII had to set a moral example. Furthermore it was believed that damaging the reputation of the monarchy would damage the reputation of Great Britain. | Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin advised against the marriage because as a monarch (and head of the [[Church of England]]), Edward VIII had to set a moral example. Furthermore it was believed that damaging the reputation of the monarchy would damage the reputation of Great Britain. | ||
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1936. A constitutional crisis over Edward VIII's intention to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin advised against the marriage because as a monarch (and head of the Church of England), Edward VIII had to set a moral example. Furthermore it was believed that damaging the reputation of the monarchy would damage the reputation of Great Britain.