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Sep 21, 2023 · If Wallis Simpson was reluctant to marry King Edward VIII, perhaps it was because she was also enjoying a fling with someone else. In fact, documents released by the British secret police show that Wallis and Edward were both being monitored by Scotland Yard prior to the abdication.
- Hannah Rice
Feb 10, 2018 · By 1931, just three years after marrying Simpson, Wallis had met Edward at a party, through a friend whose sister happened to be his mistress.
Jul 21, 2021 · The future Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in 1934. They were married in June 1937. The relationship with the Court, and with the Cabinet, worsened when the Windsors visited Germany in October 1937.
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, 2019 · Wallis Simpson was an American socialite whose marriage to Edward VIII sparked a constitutional crisis, leading Edward to abdicate the throne.
- Amanda Prahl
Jul 20, 2022 · Wallis Simpson, a two-time divorcee, and King Edward VIII met and fell in love, and what followed was mass scrutiny and a media berating that led to their eventual exit from England and...
Jun 2, 2017 · For a love story that changed the British monarchy forever, Edward VIII's wedding to Wallis Simpson was a relatively modest affair.
