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Ernest Aldrich Simpson (6 May 1897 – 30 November 1958) was an American-born British shipbroker, who was the second husband of Wallis Simpson, later the wife of the former King Edward VIII. Simpson served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards before becoming a shipbroker in the family firm of SSY.
Feb 17, 2023 · After her first divorce, and before her epic romance with the future king of England, Wallis Simpson married Ernest Aldrich Simpson, a shipping executive and former officer in the Coldstream Guards. She was already intimately involved with Ernest before her divorce, according to Town & Country , but there was a problem with their prospect of ...
Mar 17, 2021 · Wallis Simpson’s enduring friendship with second husband brought to light in newly-unearthed photos. It sparked a national scandal – and the abdication crisis of 1936 – when King Edward VIII made known his intention to marry an American socialite and divorcée, Wallis Simpson.
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Feb 10, 2012 · Having found this new material, this extraordinary archive of letters form Wallis to [second ex-husband] Ernest Simpson makes it clear that Ernest was really the deep love of her life.
Apr 3, 2014 · By then, Wallis had met Ernest Aldrich Simpson, an English-American shipping executive. They married in London in 1928 and moved into a large flat with several servants. Around this same time...
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986) was an American socialite and wife of former king Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication .
Feb 21, 2020 · Wallis Simpson's hard lessons for Harry and Meghan. 22 February 2020. By Jude Sheerin,BBC, Washington. Share. Getty Images. A popular, playful prince falls in love with a strong-willed US...
