Windsors say sad Farewell -- The Duchess of Windsor clings to her grim-faced husband's hand as the ex-king leaves Paris to join the royal family's vigil in London. King George VI, the brother who succeeded the Duke of Windsor on the British throne, was operated upon the same day in Buckingham Palace. The duchess, never accepted by the royal family, remained behind at their Paris home. The Duke of Windsor entered a London hospital himself today for what was described as a routine examination. September 25, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).