Search results
Sep 17, 2024 · Edward VIII, prince of Wales (1911–36) and king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India from January 20 to December 10, 1936, when he abdicated to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. Edward VIII was the only British sovereign to voluntarily resign the crown.
Sep 23, 2024 · Edward VIII, known to his family as David, could not conceive of a life without his beloved Wallis and even decided to give up everything in order to be free to marry her. Vilified by the crown, the government and the media, Wallis was a divorcee who was considered a frivolous and overly ambitious woman.
Sep 18, 2024 · On December 12, his younger brother, the Duke of York, was proclaimed King George VI. And following his death in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II became queen. Edward was awarded the title Duke of Windsor by his brother, and after marrying Wallis in 1937 moved to France where the two lived for the next two years.
2 days ago · A constitutional crisis arises with Edward over a prospective marriage with twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. Edward, as the supreme governor of the Church of England, cannot marry her, even if her second divorce occurs, since both her previous husbands are alive.
Sep 11, 2024 · The daughter of the late Lord Mountbatten has revealed how her father struggled to recover family heirlooms from Wallis Simpson after they were taken by Edward VIII following his abdication and exile to France.
Sep 17, 2024 · We're throwing it back to Episode 69: Mata Hari and Wallis Simpson. Get ready for the sexiest episode of this anxious podcast yet! This week, Allie and Sam learn about two historical hos: Mata Hari and Wallis Simpson. These two ladies have a lot in common (allegedly banging German spies), with some important differences.
Sep 6, 2024 · Wallis is definitely a show for fans of The Crown, as audiences will instantly recognise this royal twisted tale of Wallis Simpson: but is it a love story, or is she a woman trapped by her own ambition, fuelled by the eye of the media?
