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Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness (née Morgan, 23 August 1904 – 29 January 1970), was a mistress of King Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. She was supplanted in his affections by Wallis Simpson, for whose sake Edward abdicated, becoming the Duke of Windsor.
- Harry Hays Morgan Sr.
- Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
- Laura Delphine Kilpatrick
- William Anthony Furness, 2nd Viscount Furness
11 de nov. de 2021 · Thelma Furness was the twin sister of Gloria Vanderbilt and the aunt of the future king of England. She had a chaotic and violent childhood, a royal heritage, and a famous romance with Edward VIII. Learn about her wild facts, from her famous twin to her royal blood, in this article.
23 de ago. de 2021 · Thelma, Viscountess Furness, was born on 23 August 1904 as Thelma Morgan, the daughter of Harry Hays Morgan Sr. and Laura Delphine Kilpatrick, in Switzerland. She had a twin sister named Gloria, a sister named Consuelo and a brother named Harry. From her father’s first marriage, she also had two half-sisters.
24 de ago. de 2021 · Thelma Furness was a socialite and the twin sister of Gloria Vanderbilt, who was the first wife of Edward VIII. She was a friend of Wallis Simpson, who became the second wife of Edward VIII and the Duchess of Windsor. Learn about her life, relationships, and legacy from this article.
3 de dez. de 2023 · by Susan Flantzer. © Unofficial Royalty 2023. Embed from Getty Images. Thelma, circa 1925. Mistress: a woman who has a continuing, extramarital sexual relationship with one man. Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness was the mistress of the future King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1932 while he was Prince of Wales.
30 de ago. de 2020 · Thelma Furness was a woman who had an affair with the Prince of Wales before he became King Edward VIII and a role in the Vanderbilt custody trial. She is the inspiration for a recent novel by Bryn Turnbull, who explores her life and love story with Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt. The novel is part of a long literary tradition of using real royal characters as fodder for fiction.
9 de dez. de 2016 · Lady Thelma Furness was a socialite and mistress of King Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson. Learn how Furness introduced the king to his future wife and how his Nazi sympathies may have influenced his decision to give up the throne.
