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Há 4 dias · Wallis Simpson, American socialite who became the wife of Prince Edward, duke of Windsor (Edward VIII), after the latter had abdicated the British throne in 1936 in order to marry her, since—as a woman twice divorced—she was socially and politically unacceptable as a prospective British queen.
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Há 2 dias · But the memories of life with King Edward VIII and twice-divorced Wallis, the woman who sparked his abdication, stayed under wraps – until now. The unpublished memoirs of Alan Fisher (1930-2006), a man from the slums of Manchester who rose to become one of the most sought after butlers in the world, are going under the hammer.
Há 1 dia · The late Queen Elizabeth II stands with her uncle Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in 1967. Getty. Wallis Simpson was largely vilified and painted as the cause of the King’s downfall after he announced his abdication via a radio broadcast in 1936.
Há 2 dias · Wallis Simpson was a “Queen Dictator” who never loved Edward, their former butler claimed in explosive secret memoirs. Alan Fisher worked for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for six years in ...
Há 2 dias · Abdication of Edward VIII. The accession of King Edward VIII, and the ensuing abdication crisis, brought Baldwin's last major test in office.
29 de out. de 2023 · Edward VIII was given the honourific title of Duke of Windsor and a generous tax-free allowance. He settled in France, and in May 1937, he married the American Wallis Warfield Simpson. She was allowed to use the title "Duchess of Windsor" but was forbidden from the styling of “Her Royal Highness.”
Há 4 dias · After his death, George V was succeeded by his elder son, Edward VIII, who reigned for only one year before abdicating to marry divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. George V’s second son took the throne in 1936, becoming King George VI.
