Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s former Bahamas home is on the market for $8.5 million.
While the official Governor’s mansion was being refurbished to Simpson’s liking, the couple lived in Sigrist House, a 15,000-square-foot private gated residence, which occupies four acres on the crest of Prospect Ridge in Cable Beach, Nassau.
Designed with expansive patios and extensive high ceiling loggia make spaces either it either an intimate getaway spot or the perfect place to host occasions, with 12 foot ceilings allowing for optimal air circulation throughout.
The Great Room and office are paneled with white mahogany, which was hand selected in Honduras before being taken to England for the milling. There are a total of four fireplaces, all of which were imported from country homes in Britain and custom fit for the estate.
The land possesses flourishing tropical gardens, which include fruit and coconut trees, a swimming pool and jacuzzi, all of which are stocked with the beautiful views of the saltwater canals and Atlantic Ocean.
The gourmet kitchen has its own custom cabinetry, which has been upgraded for a thoroughly contemporary functional workspace.
The American-born Duchess of Windsor, who died in April 1986, is the reasonQueen Elizabetheventually took the throne. King Edward VIII, gave up the throne after less than a year because his family (and parliament) wouldn’t accept Simpson, the woman he loved (and a two-time divorced American) as Queen.
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Edward’s abdication put his younger brother, George VI, on the throne, thus making the presentQueen ElizabethII the heir apparent.
Queen Elizabethis the U.K.’s longest-reigning monarch, with Feb. 6 officially marking 68 years since she took the throne.
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