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KIND EDWARD VIII, now the Duke of Windosr, makes his first broadcast to the world. DECEMBER 11th : On this day in 1936 Edward VIII ceases to be king during a lunch with Churchill KING EDWARD VIII: King Edward VIII (later the Duke of Windsor) makes his first radio broadcast to the world on the 1st March 1936. Later that year the King broadcast to the British Empire the news of his decision to abdicate the throne. 29/01/03 : Later that year the King broadcast to the British Empire the news of his decision to abdicate the throne. But Edward VIII was banned from making a radio broadcast appealing for public support during the 1936 Abdication Crisis, according to official files. The King wanted to deliver an impassioned speech in the hope of marrying American divorcee Wallis Simpson (later the Duchess of Windsor) and still retaining his throne. But Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin blocked the oration and, in the end, Edward was confined to making a farewell address.