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Windsor Duchess Wedding Ends Royal Abdication Era
A detailed account of Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield’s dual ceremonies at the Château de Candé, with civil rites overseen by Mayor Mercier and a Church of England service officiated by Vicar Jardine. The couple pledged fidelity and union, exchanged Welsh gold rings, and began life as Duke and Duchess of Windsor amid crowd ceremony, church blessings, and gala celebrations. Notable attendees include J. Rogers, Metcalfe, and international guests, while outside gendarmes supervised the public civil rite.
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Belet
Duchess of Windsor
Edward Albert Christian George
Andrew Patrick David
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Mercier
Jardine
Archbishop of Canterbury
London
Edward
Albert
Walls Warfield
Herman J. Rogers
Albert Edward
Adam
Eve
Marcel Dupre
United States
Canada
France
Buchanan Merryman
Washington, D. C
Charles Bedaux
Paris
New York
Chateau
Herman L. Rogers
Cannes
Lady Selby
Sir Walford Selby
Sir Walford
Walter Monckton
Duchy of Cornwall
Maj
E. D. Metcalfe
Alexandra Metcalfe
Hugh Lloyd Thomas
Don
Mme
Jules Vernet
Constance Spry
Juliette Mercier
Bessy” Merryman
Metcalfe
Rogers
Bertrand
Britain
Windsor
Order of the Garter