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  1. 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.

  2. From the 1940s until their deaths, Gloria and her sister Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness lived together in New York City and in Los Angeles, California. They wrote a dual memoir called Double Exposure: A Twin Autobiography, published in 1958.

  3. Aug 23, 2021 · When the First World War broke out, Thelma was in Spain with her mother and sister, and they were forced to leave. Her father was working in Hamburg at the time, and her mother went to him while Thelma and Gloria were sent to a French boarding school in England.

  4. Jan 23, 2024 · 1900 – 1925. So at what point and in what circumstances had she fallen helpless victim to the ruthless charm of the libidinous Prince of Wales? Thelma first met the Prince at a ball at Londonderry House in 1926 but they didn't meet again until the Leicestershire Agricultural Show on 14 Jun 1929.

  5. Dec 3, 2023 · 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.

  6. Aug 24, 2021 · Thus when Marmaduke died, Thelmas son became the next Viscount Furness. Thelma, Anthony and Gloria began a new life in California. The twin sisters were soon the toast of society, and they lived the socialite life.

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  8. Apr 10, 2012 · In January 1934, Thelma, Viscountess Furness, had lunch at the Ritz with her friend Wallis Simpson. Thelma was about to sail to America and was wondering how her lover, the Prince of Wales,...

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