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Celebrations: Donation of rare book Florida Atlantic University — April 10

Posted by The Coastal Star on April 29, 2025 at 14:08

13541216864?profile=RESIZE_710xLeft to Right: Florida Atlantic University’s library archivist, Victoria Thur, is joined by Susan Oyer, Boynton Beach resident and founder of the St. George’s Society of Palm Beach; Susan Watts, St. George’s Society member and donor; and Linda Golian-Lui, dean of FAU’s library, to celebrate the society’s donation of A King’s Story, a rare (only 385 copies) autobiography by Prince Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor. Edward gave up the throne to marry his beloved Wallis Simpson, to whom the book is dedicated. Tao Woolfe/The Coastal Star

Tags: florida atlantic university, rare book, st george’s society of palm beach, a king’s story, prince edward viii, the duke of windsor, wallis simpson
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