If Edward VIII hadn't abdicated, who would be monarch today?


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The Queen and the Duke of Kent are the only still living British royals born in the Reign of their grandfather King George V. Princess Alexandra just "missed" the unique position of being born in the Reign of her uncle King Edward VIII: she was born in two weeks after the Abdication. So indeed, both Prince George, Duke of Kent as well his son Prince Edward, the current Duke, were in the line of succession during the lifetime of King George V. In fact also Princess Alexandra was in that line of auccession - still unborn at the time.
 
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The Queen and the Duke of Kent are the only still living British royals born in the Reign of their grandfather King George V. Princess Alexandra just "missed" the unique position of being born in the Reign of her uncle King Edward VIII: she was born in two weeks after the Abdication. So indeed, both Prince George, Duke of Kent as well his son Prince Edward, the current Duke, were in the line of succession during the lifetime of King George V. In fact also Princess Alexandra was in that line of auccession - still unborn at the time.

Alexandra was not in the line of succession in the reign of George V. He died in January 1936 and she was born 11 months later - 25th December - so she wasn't on the way when her grandfather died.
 
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