THE BRITISH MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF THE BRITISH MONARCHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY

DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY OF VIETNAM
ENGLISH FACULTY
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INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES
MID-TERM ESSAY TOPIC:
THE BRITISH MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF THE BRITISH MONARCHY
IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Tutor: Mrs. Nguyen Minh Phuong
Student name: Le Minh Anh
Student ID: TA46C – 061 – 1923

Hanoi, April 2022


THEORETHICAL FRAMEWORK
This is a study of how King Edward VIII and his wife, Wallis Simpson, were
portrayed in articles by The Sun, BBC News, and The Daily Mail, the three major UK
newspapers. By giving a case study, using a Critical Discourse Analysis, 1 article
from the daily tabloid The Sun, 3 articles from the public service news site BBC News,
and 4 articles from the daily middle-market The Daily Mail are analyzed. These
articles are then examined according to Fairclough’s three-dimensional model, firstly
on a textual level, secondly through a layer of discursive practice, and finally through
the third dimension, social practice. With the help of previous research on the British
Monarchy and the British Royal Family, the results of the study are then put into
context and explained.
When analyzing these three famous newspapers and articles related to the love story
of Edward and Wallis, it can be seen that the authors' views have similarities, but also
complete opposites. Most of the articles portray Wallis as a woman who destroys the
kingship with the ugliest words and blames her for bringing the king to abdication.

Some articles criticize the king because he was so obsessed with her that he forgot his
duty to the country and his people. The few remaining articles have views that are
completely opposite to those above. The authors who write these articles think that
King Edward and Wallis are not at fault; the fault is in the circumstances at that time.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………

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BACKGROUND ……………………………………………………..

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I. Introducing the British media ……………………………………….

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1. The Sun ……………………………………………………………..

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2. The BBC News ……………………………………………………..

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3. The Daily Mail ……………………………………………………..

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II. The British Monarchy under King Edward VIII’s reign …………..

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THE BRITISH MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF THE BRITISH
MONARCHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Case study: The first British Royal family’s abdication - King Edward
VIII rejected the crown to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorced
American woman ……………………………………………………...
1. Historical context …………………………………………………...

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2. Media attitude toward the first British king renouncing the throne ...

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2.1. The Sun …………………………………………………………...

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2.2. The BBC News …………………………………………………...

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2.3. The Daily Mail ……………………………………………………

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3. Viewers’ reactions to media reports about Britain’s first king's
abdication ……………………………………………………………...

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CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………

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REFERENCES ………………………………………………………

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INTRODUCTION
‘I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to
discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the
woman I love.’ (King Edward VIII, 1936)1. On November 12, 1936, for the first time,
a British king, Edward VIII, voluntarily abdicated the throne in favor of his younger
brother, the Duke of York.
As mentioned in his quote, the real reason for his abdication was the woman,
and she was an American with two husbands, Wallis Warfield Simpson. This has
shocked the British Royal Family, and foreign newspapers have been writing about
this news since the two were dating, now even more excited when it comes to their
lives.

However, at the time, the British newspapers had little coverage of this news,
and it was not until recent years, when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were married,
that the news of King Edward and Mrs. Wallis became more widely known. Famous
British newspapers, such as the BBC, The Daily Mail, or The Sun newspaper, began
to dig up and write about the love story of King Edward and Mrs. Wallis, later called
The Dunch and Duchess, possibly for comparison with Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle's recent love story. It's also possible to find new things they haven't discovered
in the past or to gauge the relationship between the old king and his wife.
This article will cover basic information about the newspapers mentioned in this
article, namely three newspapers: The Sun, The BBC, and The Daily Mail, and give
an overview of the English dynasty during the time of King Edward VIII. After that,
the article will focus on analyzing how the articles portray the relationship between
King Edward and Wallis; providing data on reader feedback; and finally, giving out
the conclusion.
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Oxford Refernce, Edward VIII, afterwards Duke of Windsor 1894–1972 British monarch, King of the
United Kingdom, 1936

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BACKGROUND
I. Introducing the British media
1. The Sun
The tabloid the Sun was founded in 1964 when the daily Daily Herald was
republished under the name the Sun. Throughout the early years, the journals' primary
focus was on how class identification was fading and being replaced by age or phases
of family life because people of comparable ages shared more in common than people
of the same social class (Bingham & Conboy, 2015, pp. 185-186). Additionally, the

Sun welcomed a more modern way of life, complete with computers and other
technologies. After a few difficult years, the paper was relaunched in 1969 with
Rupert Murdoch at the helm, catapulting it from relative obscurity to extraordinary
popularity. This is because the paper began to place a greater emphasis on the working
class. Additionally, they began to prioritize sex, television viewing, and sports. By the
late 1970s, the Sun had surpassed the Daily Mirror as the most popular daily
newspaper in the United Kingdom (Bingham & Conboy, 2015, pp. 186-188).
2. The BBC News
The BBC was the world's first established public service broadcaster and has
maintained a leading position in the UK media from its inception (Küng-Shankleman,
2000, pp. 2-3). Throughout the early years of public service, the BBC and public
service were "[...] primarily oriented towards ‘higher’ goals like reflecting national
culture, building national identity, enhancing democratic processes, and educating and
informing" (Küng-Shankleman, 2000, p. 31). The public service has evolved from a
nationalized, protected market to one that has entered the free market and is influenced
by external variables such as international financial and economic factors (KüngShankleman, 2000, pp. 31-32). When the BBC launched the news website BBC News
Online in 1997, the public service and the BBC remained important, as previously
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defined (Allan & Thorsen, 2011, pp. 20-24). Thus, the site was based on three primary
tenets: "serving democracy, generating content that has cultural value, and promoting
social inclusion" (Curran & Seaton, 2018, p. 500). According to Curran and Seaton,
BBC News has evolved to become one of the most popular news websites in the world
since its inception (2018, p. 505).
3. The Daily Mail
Alfred Harmsworth, later the 1st Viscount Northcliffe, created The Daily Mail
in 1896. (See Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount). Its origins
date all the way back to the Hull Packet (established in 1787), which combined with
the Hull Evening News in 1884 and relocated to London 12 years later to become the

Daily Mail. In 1902, its circulation surpassed one million, placing it alongside the
New York World and the New York Journal as the city's most widely circulated
newspapers. Although the Mail's circulation declined in the 1970s, it remained one of
the best-selling newspapers in the United Kingdom at the turn of the twentieth century.
The Daily Mail is currently the second most popular newspaper in the United
Kingdom. Published Monday through Saturday, it has an average daily circulation of
1,134,184 copies as of February 2020.
II. The British Monarchy under King Edward VIII’s reign
A monarchy's Head of State is a king or queen. The Monarchy of the United
Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while the Sovereign is the
Head of State, an elected Parliament has the authority to create and pass legislation.
As Head of State, the Monarch carries out constitutional and representational
responsibilities that have evolved over the course of a thousand years. Along with
these State responsibilities, the Monarch serves in a less formal capacity as 'Head of
Nation.' The Sovereign serves as a focal point for national identity, unity, and pride;

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provides a sense of stability and continuity; recognizes accomplishment and
excellence on an official level, and promotes the notion of voluntary service.
In 1936, After Edward's father, King George, died, he ascended the throne to
rule the country. However, because King Edward was known as a man who preferred
the nightlife and lavish parties, flirting and never paying attention to country affairs,
in addition to having affairs with divorced American women, the ruler of the neglected
throne was removed. Reigning for less than a year, he abdicated the throne in favor of
his younger brother Albert, who became George VI.
THE BRITISH MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF THE BRITISH MONARCHY IN
THE 21ST CENTURY
Case study: The first British Royal family’s abdication - King Edward VIII

rejected the crown to marry Wallis Simpson, a divorced American woman
1. Historical context
Edward, born in 1894, was King George V's eldest son and succeeded his father
as British ruler in 1910. As he approached his 40th birthday while still unmarried, he
interacted with the sophisticated London society of the day. By 1934, he had fallen in
love with Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American socialite who was married to Ernest
Simpson, an English-American businessman who lived with Mrs. Simpson near
London. Wallis, a Pennsylvania native, had previously married and divorced a United
States Navy pilot. Although the royal family disapproved of Edward's married
mistress, the prince was determined to marry Mrs. Simpson by 1936. Edward was
proclaimed king in January 1936, before he could share this idea with his father.
The new king quickly gained popularity among his subjects, and his coronation
was set for May 1937. His affair with Mrs. Simpson was publicized in American and
continental European publications but was kept out of British newspapers due to a
gentlemen's agreement between the British press and the government. Mrs. Simpson
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got a preliminary divorce decree on October 27, 1936, ostensibly in order to marry
the king, precipitating a great scandal. To the Church of England and the majority of
British lawmakers, an American woman who had been divorced twice was unfit to be
a future British queen. Winston Churchill, a Conservative backbencher at the time,
was the only prominent politician who backed Edward.
Despite what appeared to be a united front against him, Edward was
unconvinced. He offered a morganatic marriage in which Wallis would have no rank
or property rights, but Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin rejected the proposal as
impracticable on December 2. The story emerged on the front pages of British
newspapers the following day and was debated openly in Parliament. On December
10, with no settlement in sight, the king abdicated the throne. The following day,
Parliament ratified the instrument of abdication, bringing Edward VIII's reign to an

end. George VI, the new monarch, made his elder brother the Duke of Windsor. The
Duke of Windsor married Wallis Warfield on June 3, 1937, at the Château de Cande
in France's Loire Valley.
2. Media attitude toward the first British king renouncing the throne
2.1. The Sun
On October 9, 2020, the newspaper "The Sun" published an article outlining
eight scandals that rocked the British royal family, one of which involved King
Edward VIII and his marriage to a woman named Wallis Simpson. The article
discusses how their romance began in 1934 and progressed until 1937 when the two
married at the Château de Candé; however, none of Edward's family members were
there. King Edward VIII's decision to marry a woman who had been married twice
compelled him to abdicate and the couple married and became Duke and Duchess of

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Windsor. The newspaper labeled Queen Elizabeth VIII's wife, Wallis Simpson, as
"the lady who rocked the Royals and plunged the monarchy into crisis."2
2.2. BBC
The BBC, a very famous and prestigious British newspaper, also published
information about Wallis Simpson to measure Meghan and Harry's recent love affair.
Right in the title, the article rates the story of Wallis and King Edward VIII as a "hard
lesson," and throughout the article, the author describes Simpson as "a cheap
adventure," "a lesbian," "a nymphomaniac," "a Nazi spy," "a hermaphrodite," and "a
sexual enchantress." These designations immediately give the reader a bad view of
Simpson, and one may think of her as a worthless woman with no morals, no dignity,
unworthy of a king and a human. It destroyed the British monarchy and empire. If
Meghan is considered a successful woman, then the author of the article talks about
how ugly Simpson is: "one was a socialite," "a ghastly woman," "an evil force," or
"full of animal cunning."3

In the article "Wallis Simpson's reputation gets a makeover", published in 2021
(as a documentary), different from previous articles, the speaker described Simpson
as "enormous in style," "perfectly nice woman," "funny," "elegant,"4 and concludes
that she is the victim in this story, not the other way around. And when choosing to
support Simpson, the article blamed Edward, saying that he was the one to blame for
being so obsessed with Simpson that he forced her to marry him.
In 2006, an article was published for the writer to raise his opinion that King
Edward's abdication due to falling in love with a woman who had two husbands was
not a failure, but "an addict," and "a touching episode."5 He mirrors their story into

The Sun, 2020, Eight Royal scandals that shocked the world from Prince Andrew’s fall from grace to
Meghan’s rocky first year as Duchess
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BBC News, 2020, Wallis Simpson’s hard lessons for Harry and Meghan
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BBC News, 2011, Wallis Simpson’s reputation ‘gets a makeover’
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BBC News, 2006, A shameful failure, or just an addict?
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the 21st century when people have a more psychological understanding of how far a
person can go when under pressure or motivated. Therefore, when thinking about the
love story of King Edward and Wallis, which led to the abdication, the author advises
readers to have a better and more selfless view. He cited two people who shared his
thoughts at the time: Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler. Both of these men accepted
King Edward's abdication; Churchill supported it, and Hitler was disappointed but
still accepted The Duch and Duchess. The author of the article did not consider the

addiction of the king to be his fault, but rather the influence of his parents. He not only
defended the king but also mentioned the king's wife, Wallis Simpson. He said that
Wallis' proposal to end this love affair so that King Edward could keep his throne was
sincere and that a part of her had feelings for Edward, not cold-hearted or bossy like
the stereotypes she was labeled with.
2.3. The Daily Mail
When looking back at the Daily Mail's writings regarding King Edward and his
wife, Wallis Simpson, up until today, in 2021, it is clear that this issue has been
revisited numerous times, with the primary focus on their relationship.
In the article "Wallis Simpson dominated the Duke of Windsor... and he actually
liked it: The secrets of the couple's twisted life in exile - and how tensions between
their public duty and private desires triggered the abdication," one can immediately
see the newspaper's assessment of The Dunch and The Duchess of Windsor's
relationship. The author of the post employed the rhetorical question style "how
tension" to elicit readers' excitement while also expressing their emotions. The author
described the two's balancing of official duties and private aspirations as "tension,"
inferring that it contributed to King Edward's abdication. In the article, the writer
quoted many negative comments about Ms. Wallis Simpson, including some words
such as: "bored stiff", "coldness", "irritation", "boredom", "a complicated person cold, mean-spirited, a bully and a sadist," "harsh," "dominating," "often abominably
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rude"6. Not only that, until King Edward VIII, the Duke was in the last stage of his
life, the Duchess' actions were still watched and told by the nurse that she never came
to see or kiss her husband good night.
Besides Wallis Simpson's bad news article, the Daily Mail also featured an
article about King Edward's obsession with Mrs. Wallis, published in 2017 with the
title "How 'needy' King Edward left Wallis Simpson trapped [...]". While still
expressing a negative attitude towards Mrs. Wallis by calling her "a gold-digger and
seductress," this article emphasizes how infatuated King Edward was with his wife.

In the article, the writer mentioned "a desperate 11th-hour phone call" from Wallis to
beg him not to abdicate, and how Mr. Edward was determined to take her as his wife,
expressed in the sentence "In fact, experts say that Wallis underestimated just how
strongly the King towards her." or "She'd got in too deep, and couldn't get out." The
article also mentioned that Ms. Wallis considered her husband "a desperately needy
child" and that she did not want to spend her life with him.
Not only was it about Wallis treating King Edward like a child, or that King
Edward had an obsession with Wallis, or who abdicated the throne on purpose,
another article by the Daily Mail also mentioned that Wallis Simpson secretly loves
another man. In the article "[...] Book reveals she was bored by the man who sacrificed
his throne for her - and her heart lay elsewhere", the writer revealed that two days
before Wallis married King Edward, she had desperately tried to lure Herman into her
bed by "her passion for him was no idle fancy"7. She also confessed that Herman was

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The Daily Mail Online, 2021, Wallis Simpson dominated the Duke of Windsor... and he actually liked it:
The secrets of the couple's twisted life in exile - and how tensions between their public duty and private
desires triggered the abdication
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The Daily Mail Online, 2018, How Wallis Simpson tried to bed the love of her life... two days before she
married Edward: Book reveals she was bored by the man who sacrificed his throne for her - and her heart lay
elsewhere

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the only man she loved. The article not only details Wallis' feelings but also rates her
as "coy, cool, and calculating"8 for her love affair with the king.
In another article, the writer once again mentioned The Duchess's feelings for

Herman Rogers. "Had her eye on rich Yale graduate for years before trying to
sabotage his wedding to her love rival", "Wallis would have grabbed him and told the
Duke to go", "Wallis had come to look on Herman as a form of reserve capital ",
"They despised one another,"9 are some descriptions of Wallis and Herman's situation.
Through those descriptions, the reader can imagine how great Wallis' love is—far
greater than her love for her husband. However, she not only never got the one she
wanted but was stuck for the rest of her life with someone who could have made her
Queen but didn't: "Wallis's dream of a grand wedding also came to nothing when the
King banned anyone linked to the Royal Family from attending."
It can be seen that the journalists of The Daily Mail have spent a lot of time, and
perhaps even a lot of effort, trying to find documents about Wallis' private life. The
details of her feelings for King Edward VIII, for the person she secretly adores,
Herman, and for her not becoming Queen have all been extracted for analysis.
3. Viewers’ reactions to media reports about Britain’s first king's abdication
In the 1930s, when the story of the English king Edward VIII giving up the
throne to marry a woman who had passed two husbands as a wife happened,
unfortunately, at that time, the mass media was not well-known, making the people's
ability to access information in general and newspaper readers, in particular, is limited.
However, that does not mean that people are unaware of this or that there is no reaction
to this abdication. At that time, when King Edward decided to marry Wallis and give

The Daily Mail Online, 2021, How ‘needy’ King Edward left Wallis Simpson trapped: Documentary claims
divorcee was victim of an 'obsessed' monarch desperate to make her his queen – despite her 11th hour call
begging him NOT to abdicate
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The Daily Mail, 2018, Wallis Simpson's one true love... and it wasn't Edward VIII: How the Duchess of
Windsor had her eye on rich Yale graduate for years before trying to sabotage his wedding to her love rival
8

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up the throne and this story was published, readers not only in England but also in
other countries (because this news was published more in other newspapers than in
the British media did not pay much attention to this issue) were surprised and received
this story with different attitudes. Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler were two of the
people who were in favor of the affair. Most newspaper readers, who were influenced
by the Sun and the Daily Mail, were against both of them and the whole thing.
However, due to a recent case similar to the case of King Edward and Wallis—
the case of Meghan and Prince Harry—information about the 1936 case was
thoroughly dug up. Journalists dissect Meghan and Harry to find similarities and
differences compared to last year's case, and readers are therefore more excited about
the previous case. Now, as the mass media has grown much more modern than it was
during the time of King Edward VIII, newspaper readers can more easily access
newspapers through the world wide web. People compare Wallis to Meghan in terms
of morality, profession, and personality, and King Edward to Prince Harry in terms of
the throne.
Nowadays, when people have access to more modern technology, and BBC
News allows readers to leave comments on (some) of their articles, the reactions or
comments of newspaper readers are greatly appreciated. raised. As in the article
discussing the views on the story of King Edward and Wallis, published in 2006, only
readers can leave their comments below that article, stating that they agree with the
views of King Edward and Wallis. Do or don't do the writer, and even comment on
that writer. Some people agree with the journalist's point of view and say that the story
of King Edward and Wallis is "a wonderful story of love that not even Hollywood
could have come up with." Others think that it is right for the king to abdicate the
throne. right, or this love story is very romantic. However, there were also people who
commented that "this article is stupid to the extreme" or directly said that they
completely disagreed with the opinion of the writer of that article. These comments
are made entirely by newspaper readers because they have freedom of speech, and

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now everyone can voice their opinion, and also because this article is open to all who
wish to state their opinion.
CONCLUSION
The aim of this study was to identify different discourses and see how the king,
Edward VIII, and Wallis Simpson were constructed in the 8 selected articles from the
Sun, BBC News, and the Daily Mial, written about their relationship.
On a textual level, the Sun uses language to strengthen its story and make it more
sensational. Wallis Simpson is portrayed as a man who maddened the British royal
family at the time and brought the British monarchy into a period of crisis. As
mentioned above, choosing to use words to describe Wallis as mentioned above
makes it more attractive to readers. The newspaper will sell better and more readers
will be able to access the article. In the Daily Mail, which is also a tabloid newspaper,
the author uses many strong adjectives to describe King Edward and Wallis. Similar
to the purpose of the Sun newspaper, the authors of the articles in the Daily Mail also
used those words to make the story more scandalous. Comparatively, BBC News'
commitment to the principles of public broadcasting (Price & Raboy, 2003, p. 3)10 is
clear when analyzing the lexical choices.
In terms of discursive practice, the article's representation of Edward and Wallis
differs significantly from that of the Sun, the Daily Mail, and BBC News, owing to
their disparate histories and journalistic standards. For example, one of the four
fundamental concepts that BBC News adheres to (Price & Raboy, 2003, p. 3) is public
service, as evidenced by the portrayal of King Edward and Wallis. The primary focus
is not on them alone, but on the entire event. The article covers a broad range of topics,
including historical and statistical information, which adds depth to the article. This
is in stark contrast to the Sun and Daily Mail stories, which emphasize shorter
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Price, M., & Raboy, M., 2003, Public service broadcasting in transition: A documentary reader. The Hague,
Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.

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sentences, rapid news, and bold black headlines driven by scandals and sensationalism
(Bingham & Conboy, 2015, pp. 1-2). This can be seen throughout the articles, as they
use headlines with capital letters and fewer, punchier words to generate headlines that
include more scandals and sensations. Although the Sun and Daily Mail articles place
a heavy emphasis on Edward and Wallis personally, another approach employed by
both publications' brands, little information about the events, the history behind the
visits, and other fascinating details is presented. If they are, they are brevity
personified. This demonstrates how the two media outlets operate and what they
believe is critical to communicating to the public.
Additionally, BBC News is accessible to every person, not only due to the quick
and free access but also due to the simple language utilized. They seek to give a safe
forum for differing viewpoints, and the reader can form an opinion about the narrative
of King Edward and Wallis using the material supplied (Price & Raboy, 2003, p. 3).
Although this study demonstrates that BBC News provides critical information and
appears to be objective, it is important to recognize that a journalist cannot be
completely objective (Kovach & Rosenstiel, 2007, pp. 35–49) and that BBC News
has an agenda despite the fact that profit is not their primary objective.
In contrast, in the Sun and the Daily Mail, it is stated that King Edward VIII and
Wallis Simpson are husband and wife, and that makes the reader automatically
assume that it is obvious, and they won't be able to get rid of the image of King Edward
abdicating the throne and Wallis Simpson as the destroyer of the British monarchy.
The authors of the Sun and the Daily Mail did not allow the reader to form their own
opinion on this, instead of imposing that both are guilty on the reader.
Another dimension of discourse practice is audience involvement, which

includes comments and sharing on other platforms, such as social media. A large
number of the pieces from these three newspapers have been shared on Facebook.
This demonstrates that the pieces are resonating with the readers. The majority of
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items shared were from BBC News, which may be a result of their commitment to
reaching out to every citizen and utilizing simple, accessible language (Price & Raboy,
2003, p. 3). Additionally, it demonstrates that BBC News has a high level of
reputation and that readers believe their content is trustworthy enough to share.
For centuries (Royal, n.d.a; Martin, 1992), the media has been instrumental in
defining values and conventions in British culture, as well as reinforcing and repeating
what it means to be British (Curran & Seaton, 2018, p. 412-416; O'Halloran, 2011, p.
445-459). Thus, because BBC News, the Sun, and the Daily Mail wield significant
media clout, how they present the story of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson has
a significant social impact. For example, the public relies on the information contained
in media stories to construct an image of Simpson. However, the public also possesses
considerable power and can utilize it to effect change in society. Due to the Royal
Family's diminished influence in society, they rely on the media to maintain their
relationship with the public (The Advertiser, 2011). Thus, how they are portrayed is
critical to the monarchy's existence.

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