Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward_VIII" id="mweA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="King Edward VIII">King Edward VIII</a> of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII_abdication_crisis" id="mweQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Edward VIII abdication crisis">abdication</a> from the throne.