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Edward & Mrs. Simpson is a seven-part British television series that dramatises the events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
Edward & Mrs. Simpson: With Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, David Waller, Peggy Ashcroft. The events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
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- 1980-01-23
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Mar 26, 2021 · Edward met Wallis Simpson in January 1931 and the pair married in June 1937. Who was Wallis Simpson? The abdication of King Edward VIII was a crisis for the British Empire that stemmed from his...
- Ellie Abraham
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 .
Edward & Mrs. Simpson is a seven-part British television series that dramatizes the events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up hi...
With all avenues now exhausted, King Edward VIII accepts his situation and proceeds with the abdication. In his broadcast to the nation, he appeals for understanding and tells his people that he cannot continue without the woman he loves.
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While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intention to marry her.
