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Apr 3, 2014 · Wallis Simpson was an American socialite who had been married twice when she met Edward, Duke of Windsor (then the Prince of Wales), at a party. She became Edward's mistress, leading to the...
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. Wallis grew up in Baltimore, Maryland ...
May 14, 2024 · You may not know that Wallis Simpson's one true love allegedly wasn't Edward, Duke of Windsor. According to Andrew Morton, she apparently was head-over-heels for a man named Herman Rogers.
May 28, 2024 · 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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In 1931, during her second marriage, to Ernest Simpson, she met Edward, then Prince of Wales. Five years later, after Edward's accession as King of the United Kingdom, Wallis divorced her second husband to marry Edward.
Feb 17, 2012 · The prince became Edward VIII and immediately horrified the royal staff by insisting that he stand next to Wallis at the ceremony of his own proclamation by the Garter King of Arms—Wallis was...
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Feb 17, 2023 · But Prince Edward, duke of Windsor, was so in love with her, he had a diamond cross charm bracelet made for her, gifting her nine cross charms over the course of 10 years to mark certain milestones in their initially secret romance.
