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King Edward VIII’s social welfare zeal noted in six part series
The long profile details Prince Edward’s shift toward working with miners and housing reform. It covers his 1929 miners relief tour, model housing projects, and 1933 anti slum speech at Guildhall. It notes his ongoing US ties and impact on tradition as he becomes king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
London
Eart
Edward VIII
Edward
Prince of Wales
Empire
British Legion
England
Britain
Duke of Cornwall
Plymouth
Cornwall
Prince
Somerset
Association of Municipal Corporations
Guildhall
United States
Wilson
Coolidge
F. D. Roosevelt