Everyone was actually more worried about Edward VIII not abdicating.

Was it though? What real consequence for anyone not named Windsor was there?

I've never heard of one.

Edward was among other things the most popular man on the planet, the first real global modern celebrity.

His actions among others weakened British image in the world. He was also a nazi sympatizer.

> His actions among others weakened British image in the world

I don't see how that's true at all, and I've never seen any evidence to support it. Simply asserting it does not make it true.

> He was also a nazi sympatizer

Wouldn't that make him abdicating a good thing for England?