King Edward VIII was famed for his vanity, writes IAN LLOYD. He was proud of his profile, particularly his left-facing side. And this fondness for facing left led to a blazing row with the Royal Mint.

A newly discovered picture of King Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936, shows the portrait was reused -- after careful "editing" by artist Albert H Collings -- to show his successor, King George VI.

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But now a royal portrait has emerged that shows airbrushing was around as far back as the 1930s - when the head of Edward VIII was painted over with that of his successor George VI.

Edward VIII's Coronation portrait uncovered. It is the picture of King Edward VIII we never expected to see – the Royal dressed in his Coronation robes.

She compiled the previously unseen material in a new book, Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII, which is out now in the UK, and will be published in the U.S. on March 19, 2024.

A rare copper coin minted to commemorate the reign of King Edward VIII, which lasted less than a year, has been sold at auction for a whopping $163,000 (133,000 pounds).

A long-lost picture of Britain’s King Edward VIII reveals the monarch’s portrait was “edited” after his abdication to show his replacement, King George VI. Edward VIII posed for popular ...