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1、FarewellAddressEdwardVIIIDecember11，1936AtlonglastIamabletosayafewwordsofmyown.Ihaveneverwantedtowithholdanything，butuntilnowithasnotbeenconstitutionallypossibleformetospeak.AfewhoursagoIdischargedmylastdutyasKingandEmperor，andnowthatIhavebeensucceededbymyb

2、rother，theDukeofYork，myfirstwordsmustbetodeclaremyallegiancetohim.ThisIdowithallmyheart.　　Youallknowthereasonswhichhaveimpelledmetorenouncethethrone.ButIwantyoutounderstandthatinmakingupmymindIdidnotfor－getthecountryortheempire，which，asPrinceofWalesandlatel

3、yasKing，Ihavefortwenty－fiveyearstriedtoserve.　　ButyoumustbelievemewhenItellyouthatIhavefounditimpossibletocarrytheheavyburdenofresponsibilityandtodischargemydutiesasKingasIwouldwishtodowithoutthehelpandsupportofthewomanIlove.　　AndIwantyoutoknowthatthedecisi

4、onIhavemadehasbeenmineandminealone.ThiswasathingIhadtojudgeentirelyformyself.Theotherpersonmostnearlyconcernedhastrieduptothelasttopersuademetotakeadifferentcourse.　　Ihavemadethis，themostseriousdecisionofmylife，onlyuponthesinglethoughtofwhatwould，intheend，b

5、ebestforall.　　Thisdecisionhasbeenmadelessdifficulttomebythesureknowledgethatmybrother，withhislongtraininginthepublicaffairsofthiscountryandwithhisfinequalities，willbeabletotakemyplaceforthwithwithoutinterruptionorinjurytothelifeandprogressoftheEmpire.Andheh

6、asonematchlessblessing，enjoyedbysomanyofyou，andnotbestowedonme-ahappyhomewithhiswifeandchildren.　　DuringtheseharddaysIhavebeencomfortedbyhermajestymymotherandbymyfamily.Theministersofthecrown，andinparticular，Mr.Baldwin，thePrimeMinister，havealwaystreatedmewi

7、thfullconsideration.Therehasneverbeenanyconstitutionaldifferencebetweenmeandthem，andbetweenmeandParliament.Bredintheconstitutionaltraditionbymyfather，Ishouldneverhaveallowedanysuchissuetoarise.　　EversinceIwasPrinceofWales，andlateronwhenIoccupiedthethrone，Ih

8、avebeentreatedwiththegreatestkindnessbyallclassesofthepeoplewhereverIhavelivedorjourneyedthroughouttheEmpire.ForthatIamverygrateful.　　InowquitaltogetherpublicaffairsandIlaydownmyburden.Itmaybesometimeb