Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson wedding photos sell at auction

Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson

Rare photographs from the wedding of Edward VIII to Wallis Simpson have sold at auction for £9,200.

The set of black and white images includes several of the couple with their guests at the remote Chateau de Cande near Tours, France.

The photographs, which had been valued at £6,000, went under the hammer at Bellmans Auctioneers in Billingshurst.

Edward abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Mrs Simpson. No other members of the Royal Family attended the wedding.

The couple were married at the Chateau de Cande in France

Each guest was presented with a set of photographs

Rachel Morgan from Bellmans said the photographs were "amazingly rare".

She said: "We've done a lot of research and we've never seen anything like this at auction before.

"We don't think a collection like it has ever gone under the hammer.

"All wedding photos are moving, but these are even more moving because the ceremony was extremely quiet and there was so little publicity about it at the time."

Each guest at the wedding was given a set of the photographs taken by Lady Alexandra Metcalfe.

The identity of the buyer, who paid a total of £11,400 including fees, has not been revealed.

No other members of the Royal Family attended the ceremony