The Archive · 1937

Titles of Duchess of Windsor

London, May 29.

When atrc. Wallis Warfield (Simpson) is married to the former King England on June 3, she will come the Dutchess of Windsor but, Unllke her husband, will not entitled to the address of "Royal Highness."

This is made clear in an announce, ment to-day in the "London Gazette which states that His Majesty has expressed the wish that the Duke of Windsor. shalt personally enjoy the Lille of Royal Highness notwithstand-the fact that existing Letters issued in Queen Vieloria's down that this designation shall only be enjoyed by near rela-he sovereign who are succession to the Throne."

The title will not extend to the Duke's wife or to possible child the announcement adds, though they will be entitled to a form of address appropriate to the wife or children ofa Duke.

This means that while the future Duchess may not be known as "Her Royal Highness," she may be designated "Her Grace." "Should she have a male child, he would receive the courtesy tile of Marques, and any "younger brothers would be Lords. "Female children would enjoy the courtesy title of Lady.

"The Duke of Windsor, of course, 10 longer "in cession to the rights on his abdieation—Reuter,

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