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Official ticket to the Birthday Parade of King Edward VIII held on 23 June 1936 at the Horse Guards Parade, a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London that is the commemorative site of the annual birthday of the Monarch. Edward ascended the throne as King Edward VIII in January of 1936 and then abdicated it in December of 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson, whom he remained married to until his death. Orange-red ticket reads in part, ''King's Birthday Parade / Tuesday, 23rd June, 1936 / Admit Bearer / to Inner Line of Sentries, Horse Guards Parade / Birdcage Walk, London, S.W.1''. Verso has instructions how to enter the South Enclosure as well as the dress code. Measures 4.5'' x 3.5''. Minor foxing, else near fine.
Ticket to the Birthday Parade of King Edward VIII Held on 23 June 1936 -- His Sole Birthday as Monarch Before Abdication Later That Year
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