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Winifred May Mones, Marquesa de Casa Maury (née Birkin, formerly Dudley Ward; 28 July 1894 – 16 March 1983), commonly known by her first married name as Freda Dudley Ward, was an English socialite. She was best known for being a married paramour of Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VIII.
Jul 28, 2021 · Winifred May Birkin, better known as Freda Dudley Ward, was born on 28 July 1894 as the eldest of the three daughters and one son of Charles Wilfred Birkin and Claire Lloyd Birkin (née Howe). Freda’s first husband was William Dudley Ward, and they married on 9 July 1913.
Winifred May Mones, Marquesa de Casa Maury (née Birkin, previously Dudley Ward) (28 July, 1894 – 16 March, 1983), was an English socialite best known for being a mistress of the Prince of Wales. Freda Dudley Ward was the daughter of British Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin and his American wife...
Dec 2, 2023 · Freda Dudley Ward was the mistress of the future King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom from 1918 – 1934 while he was Prince of Wales. Born Winifred May Birkin on July 28, 1894, Freda Dudley Ward was the eldest of the four children of Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin and his American wife Claire Lloyd Howe. Freda’s paternal grandparents were ...
Jun 8, 2003 · An article on June 8 about letters written in the 1920's by the future Duke of Windsor to a mistress, Freda Dudley Ward, misstated the role played at The Financial Times by Brendan Bracken...
Feb 10, 2012 · By the time they met in 1918, Freda was the 23-year-old mother of two daughters, wife of a little-remembered politician, William Dudley Ward, 16 years her senior.
May 11, 2021 · In 1996 a cache of 263 letters, previously thought lost, was discovered - the first of a total of over 2000 written by Edward, then Prince of Wales, during his sixteen-year relationship with Freda Dudley Ward, the estranged wife of a Liberal MP, who came to dominate his life in the years after the Great War.
Feb 24, 2014 · On the show, Lady Rose has the opportunity to rub elbows with the Prince of Wales — the future King Edward VIII, who eventually came to the throne in 1936 — and his lover, Mrs. Freda Dudley Ward.
Feb 25, 2014 · The heir's good name is put at risk after the sneaky Mr. Sampson (Patrick Kennedy) steals a letter the prince wrote to his mistress, Freda Dudley Ward (Janet Montgomery).
Mar 6, 2020 · In 1918, Prince Edward met Mrs. Winifred ("Freda"), Dudley Ward. Despite the fact that they were about the same age (23), Freda had been married for five years when they met. For 16 years, Freda was Prince Edward's mistress.
