When A King Gave Up His Crown For Love | Edward And Wallis | Absolute History

[@susanskidmore8209]

She seems to be one of many people who always want what they can’t have. When they get it, they want the next impossible thing.

[@barbaracarter6726]

agree - but i always say when they get it they find out it wasn't that they they wanted and move on in their feelings

[@Celisar1]

Less prejudice, more facts please.

[@kate_cooper]

If you really love someone, you don't force them to stay with you by threatening suicide. That's not love, that's manipulative, controlling, and abusive behaviour.

[@msbrowngault]

& if they stay, it's called "dysfunctional"

[@mangot589]

He was all that. And he suffered from a SERIOUS case of Peter Pan syndrome. So, from a fun fling with a really really rich powerful man, she got stuck with a clinging, needy little boy for the rest of her life. And he had nothing to do. What a burden to amuse him, and he gave up the CROWN for her, so she felt guilty about that too.

[@MsPrecious61]

@@mangot589 I think Camilla is the same way with Charles. She is stuck upholding a very fragile ego

[@pauline9580]

@@MsPrecious61 difference is, Camilla is deeply in love with Charles. Wallis not so much.

[@sandradore9142]

@@pauline9580 hmm

[@AlexKS1992]

The more that I watch this video the more I’m glad he abdicated. I’m an American and I can’t believe how much of a child Edward was. On top of his relationship with Wallis Simpson his relationship with the Nazis would’ve put Britain in a precarious situation.

[@kirkc4696]

Yes. Thank all our lucky stars he wasn't ever crowned.

[@melindalandon4954]

She was already a known Nazi enthusiast and she was being watched by our (US) government. I'm sorry she wasn't a prettier interloper.

[@Carol-D.1324]

Proof positive for the saying “Be careful what you wish for...because you just might get it”.

[@bcgrote]

He was as obsessed with her as Henry was with Anne!

[@ginabindari6499]

Yeah but he ended up beheading her later

[@chitatejada3059]

@@ginabindari6499 hi gu

[@lisasinclair2748]

And Henry is with Rachel.

[@brianeutzy3376]

And now megan and her puppet...it's in the blood.

[@edisonwato]

She never loved him. He may have loved her but he used her as an excuse to abdicate the throne. He never understood for the rest of his life the huge disappointment and displeasure he caused his family.

[@kirkc4696]

I don't think he ever knew what love really is.

[@sharonlefebvre7292]

I can't feel sorry for him because he got what he wanted, Wallis.

[@Celisar1]

An intelligent, witty, likeable woman. Not a bad choice.

[@RenegadeSound]

@@Celisar1 conversely a duplicitous , unfaithful money grubbing little slut .

[@susanalvarez8623]

We have been blessed with a wonderful queen. God bless her and give her strength at this very sad time. Theirs was truly a love story.

[@nicolettacinci4106]

Because of his abdication we have,since 67 years, a wonderful Queen 👍

[@chykim1]

She did you guys a great favor...😁😁

[@nicolettacinci4106]

@@chykim1 yes indeed 😊

[@monapause8108]

she still would have been queen, but she wouldn't have taken the throne until 1972. David never had kids. I bet old Victoria started spinning in her grave the day Elizabeth passed her as longest reigning monarch. hee-hee.

[@clairepeace5783]

Very true they say things happen for a reason and it was obvious The Queen mother despised Wallis for putting her family through this ! But we couldn’t of asked for a better monarch than Elizabeth the second x very much like the first Elizabeth ! Unfortunately things have happened since with our royal family !! Time will tell I find it all very sad ☹️

[@mirelairinapetre6503]

For 67 years, dragă Nicoletta cu doi t! Ei au regină, tu ai președinte! Dacă tot ne fandosim în engleză,invaț- o !

[@AniMerci]

A story of obscene privilege, social climbing and greed. Oh, poor them.

[@alanaronald244]

Spiritual impoverishment.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

we donT look like Miss W. S.

[@eunicestone838]

In her diaries it was revealed that she was mean to him. She went out every night with different men and partied it up. It was sad in some of the old videos he seems like a shell of a man.

[@rorygilmore2470]

apparently on edward’s death bed, she left him for another man. edwards last words were calling for wallis.

[@indianagrandmary1298]

Seems like he was always a shell of a man.

[@prbasset6371]

just like Harris is now

[@thundahsenshi150]

Yes he doesn’t even SIT UP in some of them

[@pfranks75]

I don’t think she went out every night. But Edward lacked the leadership qualities needed to guide England thru WWII. Wallace did the world a favor by becoming Edward’s wife. It ironic how the monarchy has changed.

[@mchapman132]

What a mess. Her flirtation and subsequent affair with David, didn’t turn out as she expected. She apparently didn’t see he was an emotionally stunted man who needed a mother not a lover. “a face like an old boot”.......ouch!

[@querellenono2683]

IKR, how does he really feel lol

[@BLARG09]

He never wanted to be king. He used her as an escape.

[@chykim1]

Seems so..

[@brianrodney712]

He did , however, want to be rich - he was very avaricious.

[@anniegetchergun]

Jean Rhodes Did you watch the whole documentary?

[@julesgainey9677]

Edward was *sexually*obsessed with Wallis, that’s all. She was Edward”s Lilith person, meaning the woman who had the ability to drive him mad with desire.

[@kate_cooper]

I think it was parliament who didn't want him to be king, they knew the situation with Germany and Hitler and they knew Bertie was the better choice for king. They gave Edward the "You can have Wallis or the throne" ultimatum because they knew which one he'd choose. They couldn't fire him but they could force him to quit.

[@mizfrenchtwist]

she was so conniving , i can't believe any of her " letters " , i feel they were carefully crafted with an eye to posterity. she could have left whenever she pleased...she had her eye on the ultimate victory ..the crown ...tisk , tisk...........

[@EuSeiT]

He was not forced off the throne; he resigned.

[@charlesbergen5398]

I believe the word is "abdicated".....

[@barbaracarter6726]

he was managed into resigning.

[@tonyinuae]

Historians agree he would not have made a good king, particularly in the scenario of WW2

[@jeffmode6526]

He gave up the throne for a twice American divorcee, and the British people never forgot it or forgave Edward VIII.

[@dorotasz3084]

Wallis wanted to have a cake and eat it too. I don't feel sorry for her.

[@shonaireking9882]

Aww

[@noemiangeles1555]

Exactly!

[@nothing2seehere34]

Thank you for this documentary, it puts an whole new light on the situation, and THANK YOU for having the wonderful Elizabeth McGovern for the voice of Wallis.. perfection.

[@michaelknapp8961]

He needed her much more than she needed him!!

[@Lucy0809]

I just found out Churchill “helped “ him write the abdication speech (ie: Winston wrote it)!! 😂

[@barbaracarter6726]

yes he did. There is all the Churchill drama there!

[@mchapman132]

“I’m so lonely”. It seems it was all about her....her needs, her feelings. Did she realize how many lives she altered? She liked being the center of attention. She wanted to be mistress to the King, not his consort. She relished the attention. She thrived on scandal. I can’t understand her writing to her estranged husband and crying about her self-created predicament. What an ego.

[@vivians9392]

I would have sent her letters back, "Return to Sender - Address Unknown"....

[@mchapman132]

@@vivians9392 - apparently he still loved her. What a bunch of messed up people. SMH

[@noemiangeles1555]

Another narcissist.

[@Celisar1]

What sort of crap are you writing?! Everybody has the right to state if they feel lonely.

[@LeenaStark]

Our *choices* define our lives --- and their *consequences* define it's aftermath. I believe ( _given the historical background of both personalities_ ) that both of these people were " _broken_ ", emotionally + psychologically. Although many perceive their union as a _Love Story_ , I fail to see two _narcissistic personalities_ love anyone other than themselves.

[@vivians9392]

Wallis was a witch; a nightmare, who dragged Edward around like a dog on a leash! I'm sure the monarchy was embarrassed by his blind weakness. She was bullying and rude to his nurses in his later years at the Texas Medical Center. My Mother witnessed this as an LVN working in the hospital.

[@henrysmommy7]

The person whom stands out as extraordinary in this whole debacle isn't the King, nor Wallis. It was Ernest... He seemed to be amazingly kind in a pretty fucked up situation. It seems, however, it would be difficult to be too put upon or even act as if his wife was taken out from under his nose. He knew they were invited to spend time with the Prince of Wales in return for allowing the Prince to mske time with his wife.

[@joannetiffany8047]

In a way Ernest was the person to start this because he gave edward the opportunity and green light to have an affair with his wife. Yet tries to dump his blame to the situation. Ernest could have put his foot down and told edward to back off. Ernest enjoyed the stuff they got from the situation and then bailed. But he was right about 1 thing it was edwards fault there marriage failed

[@queenboudicca31]

Really? Ernest didn't seem to mind Wallis seeing the prince when he needed introductions to members of society. Then, when he was embarrassed, he dropped her for someone else.

[@blorac9869]

Ironic that the monarchy that created divorce refused David his wife.

[@mchapman132]

Well, with Henry VIII, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon, and marry now pregnant Anne Boleyn. With Wallis, it was a bit different, she had two living ex husbands. I believe, Parliament was truly concerned with Edward VIII as King, with his pro Nazi views, and they used their romance to force his abdication in favor of his younger brother.

[@lizh1988]

Some historians are convinced he just didn't want to face the responsibility of being King. I think he wanted to abscond with as much of the Crown's money as he could and live the high life instead.

[@mchapman132]

@@lizh1988 - agreed he didn’t want the responsibility. He was a bon vivant, “work” did not appeal to him. Apparently, all of his brains were in his penis.

[@rachelamsterdam1106]

He annulled the marriages, not divorced them though.

[@mchapman132]

@@rachelamsterdam1106 Henry divorced two of his wives (Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves), he had two of his wives executed (Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard) and one of his wives (Jane Seymour) died shortly after childbirth. His last wife (Catherine Parr) outlived him. Anne Boleyn was annulled just before her execution. It’s semantics......some historians say divorced, others say annulled. It’s a technicality. Henry could not get a divorce through the Pope, so he broke from the Catholic Church and declared himself Head of the Church of England and had the marriages annulled. I’d say annulled would be more accurate. It gets ridiculous when he executes two wives. I suppose he felt annulment or divorce wasn’t enough for those two.

[@Noname-ew9js]

He wasn't forced off the throne. Wallace was the excuse he'd been looking for all his life. That's why the rf was so mad.

[@barbaracarter6726]

it was managed.

[@iloveplumpgrannies174]

He was forced. The Js wanted to control the UK and they couldn't do that with him on the throne.

[@RenieNostalgic]

The Crown really got this one wrong. 🤣

[@barbaracarter6726]

I didn't even bother to watch it.

[@indianagrandmary1298]

Saw a documentary a couple months ago about the recent finding of Wallis’ letters to her ex-husband. She did not want to marry Edward. After the kings abdication speech she was trying to leave England. Edward sent bodyguards to protect her, she couldn’t leave.

[@jujuoliver6959]

Another couple who should never have married. Wallis enjoyed the attention and initial excitement and the glamour and he wouldn’t let her go. I don’t think once he had abdicated she felt she could leave him but she clearly always still loved her husband. Another sad mess.

[@arnishascott2438]

Well this gives the definition of "you made your bed, now you have to lie in it."

[@jow.6605]

For Britain, Wallis was the best thing to happen, because if she hadn’t turned up, Britain would have been stuck with a Nazi king, and who knows what would have developed?

[@Celisar1]

He wasn’t a nazi.

[@teresaareces4995]

He was not forced, he resigned for a woman that didn’t love him

[@jacquelinebarber-dixon5316]

@Teresa Areces Edward VIII’s (Duke of Windsor)great grandnephew followed in his footsteps. While Harry didn’t have a throne to abdicate from, he turned his on his family and threw them under the bus for a woman who doesn’t love him. Harry has the same sense of entitlement and expected to keep all of the financial benefits and perks, privileges and benefits that he enjoyed as a working royal even after he walked away from his royal duties and moved to another country, the same as his great granduncle did in 1936.

[@gillespieibanez8426]

@@jacquelinebarber-dixon5316 i have a feeling that you did not watch the interview...

[@RebelMaggie]

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, so true

[@johnsmeith3913]

@@gillespieibanez8426 "The Interview" with Opera, which factual evidence has disproven every slanderous claim made by reprehensible Meghan to be absolutely false. Meghan bullied and mistreated all of her royal staff, disrespected the Queen thinking she was the real Queen, and was an overall mean, toxic, and pathological liar. Meghan Markle is on the same level of depravity as Prince Andrew. Too bad they didnt marry, because Andrew and Meghan would be a match made in heaven, i mean hell

[@Lissy1701]

I was just googling them the other day and wanted to find a good video of them! Thank you

[@glamdolly30]

This romanticised fluff isn't it - there are better documentaries about the abdication to be found on KZbin. 'A Very British Coup' is excellent and has depth.

[@trawlins396]

He was so incredibly handsome as a young man. Today he'd be a Ralph Lauren model.

[@anderander5662]

He always looked like a very very heavy smoker.

[@GGG-sd9ei]

He always look soo old, he had an old mans face!

[@trawlins396]

@@GGG-sd9ei not when he was in his 20s. He had a very boyish face.

[@trawlins396]

@@anderander5662 how does someone look like a smoker?? 🤔🤔🤷‍♀️

[@anderander5662]

@@trawlins396 really? Look up smokers face in twins.

[@TheTwil1]

No one held a gun to her head. The king was going and did abdicate for her, she could have stood up as well and said no (that was her big choice as the king had his). He had a backbone, she did not. If she didn't want to marry him she shouldn't have. Period.

[@Phlowermom]

Thank you.

[@LaCakemaker]

Love with loves can be complicated can't it. I feel Wallace was confused.

[@loydhornsby8867]

He was indeed a traitor, but just before his death Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth visited him. He rose from his sick bed and bowed to her. Their meeting was short, but he showed great dignity. I always liked hearing that story.

[@loydhornsby8867]

@Red Stilletto through a documentary. I will research my source and provide it to you. when you've read watch listens etc to as many sources of the royal family as I have it's hard to remember.

[@loydhornsby8867]

@Red Stilletto I completely forgot about this. It should be that hard to find, it was probably the only time she went and visited the Duke of Windsor herself. Really except for State occasions involving relatives the Google Windsor returned to England. I will research this for you now.

[@loydhornsby8867]

@Red Stilletto this of course wasn't the source I learned this information from, but it will suffice just the same. www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29322853/queen-elizabeth-duke-of-windsor-paris-visit-true-story-the-crown-season-3/

[@p_nk7279]

Boo hoo my life in the South of France is awful

[@lorrainearmstrong7587]

It would be if you gave up being king of England to marry a woman who loved another and was a Nazi, yes?

[@suzyukla]

Seriously how did they get these so called letters of her writing to another guy? What guy would save them all these years and keep them away from his new wives he married

[@Trolltastically]

My heart is wrecked watching this...I’m so incredibly sad. What a shame :(

[@donchiva2222]

One of the great love affairs of all time.

[@shelleynobleart]

The fabulous lens used on the settings in the b roll was stunningly beautiful.

[@albapineda4582]

I hate watching sad love stories. Ahhh, you really never realized you love a certain person until it is too late

[@raaf4678]

Listening at 28.30 can you imagine him being the King during the second world war...

[@franosborne8198]

Wow.. what a revelation. Her body language said it all. Always thought her a cold fish.. but now it transpires she was extremely unhappy. Her just dessert?

[@JalaKamal]

It was a mockery of fate. Poor Wallys, the King clung to her and she didn’t have another exit but to marry him.

[@carissashley]

I love your channel! Keep it up 😁

[@stewartw.9151]

Oh, yes. Always wondered and now we see - she was the dominatrix and he was the submissive, being the weak man he was.

[@olegariocamara9308]

I'm beginning to see the King had his way because he was the king. Sorry to learn this impacted Ernest and Wallis

[@debbie4893]

Still this part of history shows for every action there's a reaction.

[@corner559]

You have the title wrong. It should be INFAMOUS Love Affair.

[@Asoundviewpoint]

The Prince was happy and Wallace Simpson was loyal regardless of the difficulties faced on Edwards controlling mechanisms . Perhaps Harry and Megan face the same establishment bias ?.

[@sharongill9067]

A man and a man together for ever....

[@VABee59]

Well, this is a fine kettle of fish, as we say...

[@elviebrown157]

Anne Sebba is the most amazing Woman and Biographer. Just like a good Wine, she continues to get better with age.

[@theparrotrescuer3042]

I don't think any of this is new news...I kind of feel sad for both of them...well done video.

[@MrRookitty]

lol don't bother. They were both nazi sympathizers

[@valereehansen1277]

Don't play with fire. 🔥

[@harborgirl8877]

Sounds like a another Royal couple we have been hearing a lot about lately 🤔

[@lporquai9048]

Who megan and harry ? I think it's very similar given the fact the British media and public have hounded her for no apparent reason, just like they did to Wallis..... Megan has been brutalised for one thing only....kate is deemed as an angle and so perfect its beyond me.

[@decorDD]

@@lporquai9048 MM is very similar to Wallis as she is also a divorcee and an American who appears to have bewitched a prince with her charms . She has also separated him from his family which I think is terribly sad

[@lporquai9048]

@@decorDD why is it the woman is always seen as the "temptress " Prince Harry is a a grown man ...Prince Edward was a grown man they have minds. Very old school opinion that a woman has such power,and seductive ways that a man is so weak to turn a blind eye!!! Its love that's it, love .... How could Harry maintain a sound relationship in the UK it was an absolute Bear Pit..Just my opinion

[@decorDD]

@@lporquai9048 a few reasons why most people ( I’m not one of them ) believe that Meghan is making the decisions...Harry is known to be easily influenced , by Harry’s own words ..Meghan gets what Meghan wants and thirdly , her track record is very much one of her being in control of the relationship . I think this is what most people perceive anyway .... as far as the UK being a “ bear pit “ ...Harry could have left years ago . He was never going to be in line to the throne once William had his son and he could easily have left then and made a life for himself . The UK is anything but a bear pit for the a royals ...Harry has access to unlimited wealth and luxury , good friends who constantly kept his exploits quiet and who were incredibly discreet . The Monarchy has great control over the press in the UK and can use damage control where necessary . The Royals have vast teams of security to watch over their every move . On the contrary, the UK is one of the safest places for Harry and his children . The UK however , was not what Meghan desired . Too restrictive , too stuffy and too old fashioned so she chose to leave ...by all accounts , it was decided before the wedding ( if the Scobie book is to be believed ) and this completes the theory that Meghan is in charge . I always though that Harry and Meghan were a lovely couple and I stand by my opinion which is that they’ve missed out on a wonderful opportunity to bring about change within the monarchy and also within the world , using their influence as Royals . They’ve sold out and have disappointed those if us who believed them during the engagement interview , when they said they were committed to their duties .

[@theunitedkingdom]

The way people deal with royals is so primitive.

[@ShyLivesUnderARock]

Is it just me or does the voice actor for Wallis sound just like Elizabeth McGovern?? I keep getting mental images of Cora Crawley from Downton.

[@ShyLivesUnderARock]

@Colcannon Thank you! 😊

[@katykat3364]

Exactly what I thought!!

[@glamdolly30]

That's because it IS her! Yes, she has a very distinctive voice. I hope she never plays Wallis onscreen though - the actress is a very beautiful woman and far too feminine and attractive to convince as the hatchet-faced Duchess!

[@texasgirl187]

IMHO, she's a horrible actress (McGovern). Love Downton, but I don't understand why she's tapped to play British roles (video or audio). If that lady can get a gig that huge with so little talent, there's hope for us all :)

[@SafetySpooon]

@@texasgirl187 She's NOT playing "British". She's playing an American who marries a British Lord. So much for your opinion.

[@aprilsky8474]

Wallis was his scapegoat. Luckily he abdicated and we got the rightful King.

[@kathyperkins9820]

This just shows we don't know the hearts of people. So sad.

[@Anna-jr8gu]

Henry VIII managed to marry who he wanted despite having a wife already ! 😆

[@jeffmode6526]

Henry VIII as a bigamist. He married Anne Bolyen before he was divorced from Catherine of Aragon.

[@normasarsby1350]

Well look how it all ended

[@Veronicamarie1000]

She didn't mind being a mistress but didn't want to be tied down. I used to think that that the situation with Edward and Wallis was romantic but after a life time of experience I don't think so and haven't for a long time.

[@santodigno]

It kind of reminds me of Meghan Markle and Harry, It’s true what they say history tends to repeat itself.

[@lorrainearmstrong7587]

The difference being the number of people who would have to die for Harry to be king. It's really a moot point and why it was allowed

[@rkiry]

No, Meghan and Harry are nothing like Wallis and Edward. Harry wanted to leave England before he ever met Meghan. Also, Harry had no Kingdom to give up for Meghan.

[@simp1eone]

The intention of these British narrators is to always make the outsider look bad as they did wallis, diana, Fergie and now meghan. They never quit. The Royal is perfect, everyone else is the bad one

[@stylefabwill]

Sure sounds like Meghan Markle

[@donniejeter262]

Wow I felt bad for Wallis Simpson all this time and she wasn’t even in love with the 👑 she was just a gold digger in the end. What a horrible person

[@christinesbetterknitting4533]

Read _The Last Days of The Duchess_. She ended horribly.

[@Phlowermom]

@@christinesbetterknitting4533 karma

[@theresapierce3934]

He must have realised very soon after their marriage that she didn't love him. The jewels and over the top pampering, seem like a kind of compensation from him. He made it impossible for her to leave or not marry, imagine how bad her life would have been if she had.

[@katzolitamason6729]

I feel so sorry for both of them! If only she could have said no! I don’t feel that either of them had very happy lives; there’s no blame involved at all - he was divorced from his royal family life and all he had known! - that must have been so hard, and she could not possibly replace all that for him. What a lot of pressure for both of them. I don’t dislike her- she was in some ways weak, - a passive people pleaser in saying yes to him, which is against the way people think of her. Complex, imperfect creatures is what we all are. I adored her style and brooches and I thought she was very attractive.

[@Carol-D.1324]

I would like to feel sorry for these two..but I just can’t seem to muster anything up. You have a prince who was incredibly immature, had no real relationships and had probably never been in love before. She was a self absorbed woman who was born poor and wanted to show “everyone” how good she had it now. I mean...a KING!! She helped create this disaster. In the end, she knew she HAD to marry him, SHE was why he abdicated, right? A victim of her own creation.

[@juanpueblo316]

It's absolutely absurd the way Edward viii biographer narrates Everything with so a Mocking smile..... That is very brixt indeed!!!! Is,nt It????

[@buckeyeschmave]

It's more than understandable why the Royal Family did not like Wallis Simpson, but were the denial of HRH and refusal of allowing any family member to attend their wedding really necessary?

[@nikhtose]

Oh God, the weird fascination with these horrifically narcissistic, entitled wags! "Admire" Wallis for scarfing a life of unbridled privilege without a moment's work by bewitching a dimwitted royal playboy, and the two of them going out of their way to curry favor with the Nazis? Enough already. Put a stop to this ridiculous, medieval charade.

[@marial.rauenbusch9121]

What a monumental lesson in every life , not to dare enter into temptation that leads to something not very sure of

[@monapause8108]

I started watching and thought I'd seen it before. I had. this is on Timeline's channel. aww. I was hoping to see one I hadn't seen before. still, it's a good documentary.

[@warnut8]

This relationship has always annoyed me. I don't feel sorry for her. She didn't land in this mess. She made it. Affairs. adultery, divorces. She is where she should be now.

[@NubianPrince85]

exactly she got wat she desired she was socialite and got caught up until she got too deep in she should have stayed with her husband

[@kulupingerzi]

To be fair she was abused by her first husband.

[@lizh1988]

@@kulupingerzi she was a prostitute in Hong Kong for a year before coming to England. I don't know if it was all her fault or if she was trafficked. But that had to have thrown a wrench in the machinery of her relationships.

[@kulupingerzi]

@@lizh1988 Oh wow that's really sad.

[@vonrocketvexx8235]

Anyone else feel kinda yucky watching someone going through people's private correspondence?

[@irefi64]

Not while watching a documentary on the 1930s, no.

[@notatheist618]

All the people in this story are a long time dead. It's just fine to read their correspondence, it's historical now..

[@chykim1]

Does a feel a bit tawdry....🤦

[@glamdolly30]

Nope - they are long dead and cannot be affected. It is history and history should always be told.

[@brysonwest93]

Yeah, it's why I avoid Facebook entirely.

[@bridgetmonica31]

You would nearly think Walis might have major male hormones dominant..maybe she was intersexed lol

[@edisonwato]

there are many, many theories about Wallis' physical and sexual make up.

[@JeantheSecond]

Wow, that’s deeply sexist. Women don’t need to be inter-sexed to have a dominating personality. Jesus Christ.

[@Sharon_Mc]

🇬🇧 My Great Aunt was cook to Wallis Simpson when she stayed at the Beach House Felixstowe awaiting her divorce. Also my birth Mother's second husband, Gordon Rogers, ( of the Rogers Brothers Felixstowe ) , bought Harvest House Hotel, Cobold Road, Felixstowe , this is where Wallis and Edward 8th spent some time.

[@cindyscott7623]

Very well done.

[@lughlamhfhada]

"They lost everything for each other." Well, it sounds as if they were destitute... A bit of perspective, please.

[@whatadollslife]

Prince Charles was cursed with the same kind of love ....and now Harry

[@TheOneLawgiverHolyGod]

Greetings to you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!!! Amen!!! Holy God is Love!!! Amen!!! How can someone be cursed in love??? Whattttt??? Harry is not cursed in any way!!! Satan you are a liar!!! Amen!!!

[@simp1eone]

Saids the miserable person (whatadollslife) who has never and will never in your entire life EVER EVER EXPERIENCE TRUE LOVE OR EXPERIENCE WHAT IT IS 🤣

[@barbaracarter6726]

@@TheOneLawgiverHolyGod good grief. the nuts do pop in

[@beatlemccartney9227]

He hated royal life he never wanted to be king so he quit and thru his younger brother Bertie under the bus and he quit

[@barbaracarter6726]

if he never wanted to be king, why did he fight so hard to find a way to marry her and stay on the throne. He came up with all sorts of ideas.

[@juanpueblo316]

Has anyone noticed the stoning Resemblance between wallis simpson and Meghan????

[@Cate7451]

How rude at 26. To say how ugly Wallace was.

[@edisonwato]

I'm curious as to the sound of Ernest Simpson's voice. He was born in New York City. His mother was American and father British. Did he speak with a British or American accent or some kind of hybrid? I have Googled for information but nothing comes up.

[@anderander5662]

They used to call that a mid-atlantic accent.....affected by pretentious Americans of the time.

[@mamaya1971]

Wallis did what Prince Charles could not, and did her part as a married person.

[@christinejesson-valore6439]

I always felt that she was the most sad, unhappy lady. David sucked the life out of her. Yes, she did her duty. For that, the royals should be thankfull and honor her at long last. They raised him to be a spoiled brat who thought that he could and should get anything he wanted. Blaming Wallis for his behavior was unconitionable.

[@conniethomas4753]

How much did Ernest write back? I think she was scared?

[@urbanrider403]

Cause of all the misery ? It was her choice to sleep with another man while married again,and she had affairs while married to Edward.Know Harry has fallen for it all over again.

[@chairde]

Why do you Brits keep going on about this? He wasn’t dashing and she wasn’t beautiful but they did seem to be in love. They were very imperfect young people swept up in history.

[@glamdolly30]

They were in their 40s when this happened, hardly young!

[@joannetiffany8047]

Also hardly in love

[@NubianPrince85]

its the disbeilief that he would give up everything for her, a king to give empire is and was madness and still quite raw in the minds some British people

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Sad thing is she never loved him. She thought she could handle the situation but it backfired.

[@avengernemesis7990]

She wanted to be Queen..... I don't believe she did not want to be married to a king..all that money and good life. The divorce was rigged .. Regrets years and years later when she realised she was married to a weak marshmallow. Harry Windsor-Mountbatten learn by this event...

[@lintonsha]

The real story his my heart. This gave me a dream and it came true. I had my own prince, and married and have two lovely sons. At last I am so thankful for everything.

[@charlesbergen5398]

The "cabal" consisting of the British Cabinet, the Church of England and the British aristocracy played a big role in Edward's abdication along with the complete disapproval of all the major Commonwealth countries. They could see what was coming down the road at a break neck speed and the fact it would end in a horrendous crash for the Monarchy if Edward ascended the throne and subsequently married Mrs. Simpson. In plain words, Edward was just not suited for the job nor was he prepared to do his duty much like the present Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and his American wife.....

[@tinarider9945]

In the name of Love.. I adore this couple.. 💕

[@christinesbetterknitting4533]

They were each mentally twisted.

[@americanwoman8967]

It's mind boggling to me how alike Wallis and Meghan Malarcky are so alike. They've each had such a terrible effect on the most popular royal of their generation. It's a phenomenal parallel .

[@jazfire]

Then came Meagan and Harry ….

[@edisonwato]

Like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor found out after the abdication, Harry and Meghan Simpson 2.0 will find their relevance diminish quickly. But, they wanted to free from the attention of the media so I guess they will be happy.

[@lporquai9048]

And???

[@jazfire]

@@lporquai9048 A more controversial couple? Did you not watch the video and listen to like even the first 5 min....?

[@jazfire]

​ @Edison Wato America is a different place now. Not only is the private lives more sensational, more people have access to it than they did before. On top of that, a lot of American's see Meagan and Harry as American Royals succeeding from Britain as the untied states did so many years ago. It gives them a reverence in America that Edward and Wallis never even dreamed of having.

[@TheOneLawgiverHolyGod]

@@bridgetmonica31 You are a liar!!!

[@ritawilliams8686]

He wasn't forced off,he made a choice. We al make hard choices in our lives and some have a high price. Did he abicate before he told her? She was divorcing him because of his affairs? and she is with the King for how long!!

[@karensnowden962]

Wallis was a victim of Edwards obsessive and possessive love. What should have just been an affair trapped her 4 the rest of her life. She just made the best of it as she should have. I don't feel sorry for him but I do for her.

[@vivians9392]

The "other" man she was in love with was her husband, Ernest! So, why didn't she stay married to him and kiss unstable Edward off? Nobody can make you do what you don't want to, unless you're crazy enough to play those games!

[@suzyukla]

loved it

[@cynthia7445]

Given the number of books I've read about this couple, there's a lot more going on with them to include her husband at the time, Ernest. I find it hard to believe that a woman who has lived life pretty much by her rules suddenly felt helpless when trying to end her relationship with Edward VIII. He hated the responsibilities of being HRH and HM, but loved the perks. She was the perfect excuse to give up the throne. Wallis probably didn't start out to win HRH's heart, but Thelma Furness trusted Wallis to watch over her "little man" while she was in the US supporting her sister. Wallis had to have known how David could be when he so callously dumped Freda Dudley Ward and Thelma. Wallis loved the attention and the gifts. However, when David became more serious, she may have realized that she was in over her head. Wallis has always been strong, but she felt boxed in, especially when he became possessive and told Ernest he planned to marry her. Wallis could have simply not filed for divorce. No one forced her, and even HM couldn't make her. As for Ernest, who stands by while helping his wife to make him a cuckold? Ernest may have colluded with HM for a cash settlement. He married Mary too quickly for me to believe he was wasting any time regretting their divorce. Later, we learned about the numerous affairs both had, and the NAZI leanings. The truth is that it was a great thing for Britain that Edward VIII abdicated. No telling where Britain would be if HM were still on the throne to establish an appeasement party. HM admired Hitler and this put him at odds with his government. He was shown to be a traitor, so Britain dodged a bullet. Wallis was the sacrificial lamb for his freedom.

[@Vapourwear]

9:16 I guess it's a good thing she didn't have anything more important to get done than her hair and nails. XD Whatever WOULD we do without our betters to set an example?

[@texasgirl187]

LOL, sounds like my DMIL

[@caroll3309]

But did she originally believe she would be Queen consort if she stuck it out with Edward not realising he would not be allowed to marry a divorcee . So her plans all went pear shaped otherwise why was she bothering with Edward if she really loved her husband

[@lizh1988]

Maybe she was getting back at him for the infidelity.