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- In the weeks following King Edward VIII's abdication, Wallis Simpson was simultaneously ostracized by society and hounded by the press—even in France, where she had decamped to avoid scrutiny.
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- She was a star from a young age. Born on the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania, and raised in Maryland, even those who knew Wallis as a child thought she was something special - but it made them nervous.
- She married twice before meeting Edward. Her first marriage came in 1916, when she was 20 years old, to Lieutenant Earl Winfield Spencer. They met at a naval air base in Pesacola, Florida, where Wallis was visiting her cousin, Corinne Mustin, who was also in the Navy.
- She also had a lot of affairs - one of which left her unable to have children. During all three of her marriages, Wallis was known to be unfaithful. But it was an affair during her first marriage that is said to have left her infertile.
- She had an impressive jewelry collection. Although she was never the Queen of England, she certainly had a royally impressive collection of jewels. Included in her treasure trove are a number of custom pieces from Cartier, including a sapphire bracelet, an amethyst and turquoise bracelet and ring set and a coral bead necklace with an emerald clasp.
May 14, 2024 · Wallis Simpson was married three times, but she never had children. The Duchess of Windsor never spoke about whether or not she wanted to be a mother, but there have been a number of theories and speculation regarding why she and the duke didn't have kids.
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 .
Jun 1, 2022 · Simpson spent the next 30-plus years living in luxurious exile, Sebba reported, trapped in a relationship she ultimately didn't want to be in. "Nothing else in his life gave him any sense of achievement other than his marriage to Wallis," Sebba wrote of the duke, Politico reported.
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Feb 13, 2018 · In the weeks following King Edward VIII's abdication, Wallis Simpson was simultaneously ostracized by society and hounded by the press—even in France, where she had decamped to avoid scrutiny.
Apr 25, 1986 · Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, the American divorcee for whom King Edward VIII gave up the British throne in 1936, died Thursday without achieving what had become an obsession with...
Feb 17, 2012 · Among these theories, the most dependable seems to be the one that originated from her biographer, Michael Bloch, who lived in her house in Paris while she was still alive and consulted with...
