When North Dakota rolled out the red carpet for British royalty
MINOT — on Oct. 2, 1941, the Ward County Independent reported on royalty in North Dakota. Formerly King Edward VIII of England and American-born Mr...
MINOT — on Oct. 2, 1941, the Ward County Independent reported on royalty in North Dakota. Formerly King Edward VIII of England and American-born Mrs. Wallis Simpson, the duke and duchess of Windsor were traveling through North Dakota on their way to the duke's large E. P. Ranch in Alberta. He bought it in 1919, after falling in love with the area. The paper noted the duke planned his visits for 'when the ranch [was] bathed in changing colors of trees and shrubs, and the mountains [were] glistening with new snow.