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View of four Royal Air force officers guarding the coffin containing the body of King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor (1894-1972) during a Lying in state at RAF Benson Church of the Ascension in Oxfordshire, England on 31st May 1972. The coffin is covered by a Royal Standard of the United Kingdom flag. (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

View of four Royal Air force officers guarding the coffin containing the body of King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor (1894-1972) during a Lying in state at RAF Benson Church of the Ascension in Oxfordshire, England on 31st May 1972. The coffin is covered by a Royal Standard of the United Kingdom flag. (Photo by Rolls Press/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)