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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.
Aug 23, 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.
Dec 3, 2023 · Thelma, Viscountess Furness, aged 65, died of a heart attack on January 29, 1970, at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 73rd Street in Manhattan, New York City, on her way to the doctor. In her purse was one of the teddy bears she used to exchange with David.
Aug 24, 2021 · Thelma rebounded with Prince Aly Khan, and they jetted all around the world over the next few months. As this relationship cooled, Thelma rushed to the US to be by her sister’s side as she was fighting for the custody of her little namesake daughter. Gloria lost the custody battle, but Thelma supported her.
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (left) with her identical twin, Thelma, Viscountess Furness, in 1955.
Cast. Anthony Andrews as Prince of Wales; Jane Seymour as Wallis Simpson; Olivia de Havilland as Aunt Bessie Merryman; Lucy Gutteridge as Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness; Tom Wilkinson as Ernest Simpson; Julie Harris as Alice Warfield (Mrs Simpson's mother) Robert Hardy as Winston Churchill; Phyllis Calvert as Queen Mary; Evelyn Laye as ...
Jan 23, 2024 · (23 Aug 1904 – 29 Jan 1970) Thelma Furness (left) and Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt 1, her identical twin. Born in Switzerland, Thelma was a daughter of Harry Hays Morgan Sr, an American diplomat, and his half-Chilean, half-Irish-American wife, Laura Delphine Kilpatrick.
