31 JANUARY 1936, Page 20

SIR,—You are not quite correct in saying that Edward VIII

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] is the first king since Charles II to succeed to the throne without a consort. George III was not married until eleven months after his accession. Nor could Caroline be called in 1820 the consort of George IV, except in name.—Yours faithfully, E. H. K.