On December 11, 1936 it shocked the world when King Edward VIII announced that he was abdicating the throne to “marry the woman I love”.
On December 11, 1936 it shocked the world when King Edward VIII announced that he was abdicating the throne to “marry the woman I love”.
One of the media history books I read recently said that the American public couldn’t get enough of the abdication story and demanded as much coverage as possible. Newspapers, radio, magazines, newsreels - that’s all the news consumer wanted to read/hear about.
Meanwhile, Hitler’s rise to power was ongoing, but received much less coverage.
I suppose the modern-day parallels would be Michael Jackson and such similar stories.
Holy crap, what’s that thing in the middle of her face?