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May 14, 2024 · In letters to her second ex-husband, Ernest Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor revealed details of her own mental health. She described life as "waking emptiness" and feels her entire existence is "one colossal bore."
15 hours ago · The Duke of Windsor tied the knot with American divorcee Wallis Simpson on June 3, 1937 - less than a month after his brother George VI was crowned in his place at Westminster Abbey.
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6 days ago · Wallis Simpson (born June 19, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 24, 1986, Paris, France) was an American socialite who became the wife of Prince Edward, duke of Windsor (Edward VIII), after the latter had abdicated the British throne in order to marry her.
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May 24, 2024 · Simpson, who was divorced from a U.S. Navy lieutenant in 1927, had married Ernest Simpson in 1928. Members of a private circle of friends, the Simpsons were frequently in the company of the prince, and by 1934 he was deeply in love with Wallis.
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May 20, 2024 · Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, by a woman which attempts to understand this fascinating and enigmatic American divorcee who nearly became Queen of England.
21 hours ago · On May 12, 1937 King George VI was crowned in a majestic and dignified coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey attended by 8,000 guests.The shy,
May 24, 2024 · The abdication crisis saw Edward torn between his duties as King and his love for American divorcee Wallis Simpson - who he had met a few years before during her marriage to businessman Ernest...
