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Edward VIII

President of the organizing committee for the proposed British Empire Exhibition

1919
Wembley Park, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

In 1919, he agreed to be President of the organizing committee for the proposed British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, Middlesex. He wished the Exhibition to include "a great national sports ground", and so played a part in the creation of Wembley Stadium.


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