Bryan Godfrey-Faussett the monarch's death in 1936, receiving a promotion on 1 January 1932 to GCVO. During the reign of Edward VIII, he left his post as Equerry-in-Ordinary to become an Extra Equerry, on 21 July 1936. He would remain an Extra Equerry to Edward VIII and George VI until his death in 1945. During the First World War, he served in HMS "Thistle", 1914, and acted as Naval Equerry to King George V, 1915-18. He also worked for a short period in the Paravane Department of the Admiralty, 1917. He continued as Equerry-in-Ordinary to King George V and King Edward VIII
Edward VIII prospective queen consort. Additionally, such a marriage would have conflicted with Edward's status as the titular head of the Church of England, which at the time disapproved of remarriage after divorce if a former spouse was still alive. Edward knew the British government, led by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, would resign if the marriage went ahead, which could have forced a general election and would ruin his status as a politically neutral constitutional monarch. When it became apparent he could not marry Wallis and remain on the throne, Edward abdicated. He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI. With