The Woman Who Nearly Destroyed The Monarchy

Edward VIII’s marriage to Wallis Simpson is something straight out of a romance novel, but Simpson wasn’t the future king’s only famous mistress. That (extremely) dubious honor also goes to Thelma Furness, the aunt of the infamous Gloria Vanderbilt. The craziest part? Furness’s life is just as wild, if not wilder, than the lives of the famous figures around her.
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[@afquan9211]

Thanks for a really great video! Old time sirens like the two Morgan sisters, or showgirl Peggy Hopkins Joyce, are so fun. Really enjoyed this!

[@Factinate]

Thanks for the love!

[@biancabruzzone]

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[@user-pk8fs6dj8e]

Brilliant content, lovely voice..Scottish? No money this month.. hope there's some next month...

[@nannyplum0194]

Lovely voice reminds me of Neil Oliver .... I could listen to him reciting a phone book 😅

[@barbarachesterman1093]

😊​@@Factinate

[@marianneb.7112]

What a sad story. I do love how 11-year-old Thelma got her sister and herself onto the ship to be with their father, though. That was epic.

[@exaudi33]

Heroic.

[@user-fq8rs7rz3i]

Thank goodness. What an horrible mother.

[@afquan9211]

Thelma came off as the stronger of the twins. She got a small scar from defying her mother; as a girl, Thelma secretly roller-skated. But Gloria (originally named Mercedes), also could show mettle. When their mother found out that the twins finagled their way onto the ship, Gloria pointed out, what if something happened to the ship and she and Thelma would be left as orphans? That did it. From then on, their mother decided it was better that the girls also come along.

[@helenlesley5456]

Why are they / you ect ect ect playing old clips which indicate nothing M hi

[@thissunchild]

​@@helenlesley5456it's called 'etc' - et cetera

[@carolthomas8528]

As a British woman I’d say we all gained - in the form of Elizabeth II .

[@MinkaSchlossberger4ever]

I am German, but I say Amen to this !!!

[@minekara6407]

Not sure about her off spring

[@paulwild3676]

He had no children, so she would have been Queen when he died, as his eldest niece. Although she would have not been Queen for 70 years.

[@mariaevans5793]

Well said !!!!😊🇬🇧

[@its_Emily384]

Thelma’s mother was a monster 🤬

[@vittoriacolona]

Narcissist

[@mariecarton8611]

The emotional abuse made her dependant on her abuser. Very sad for her. RIP.

[@aprilsky8474]

Sad story for Thelma. Horrid, cruel, narcissistic mother

[@goudagirl6095]

Mental instability can be rampant in those elites.

[@aprilsky8474]

@@goudagirl6095 Maybe so, still horrible experience for her

[@debbiesims138]

The mother also testified against Thelma's twin during her custody fight for Little Gloria.

[@catherinemerrill5511]

I saw hardly anyone who was not horrid, cruel, and narcissistic in this story. Doesn't anyone actually love and respect each 0ther in that set?😢

[@catherinemerrill5511]

​@@goudagirl6095that's why I do not use the term "elite" unless the people are genuinely great people.

[@maryoleary5044]

You can see the real, constant sadness in this woman's face.

[@marylouleeman591]

When a mom treats her daughter like that, it usually leaves scars for life.

[@user-on1oe2ds4i]

A submissive and his dominant mistress.

[@afquan9211]

I think many of the photos were of the identical twin, Gloria, who was the one who came off more as a lost, uncertain soul. Wistful. Thelma usually came off as more assertive and crisp. In some photos, if you look at the jewelry, you can tell who is who. After meeting Viscount Furness, Thelma got a double strand of black pearls which were the size of plover's eggs, according to her niece. The senior Gloria, meanwhile, had a favorite bracelet of open, rectangular links.

[@GradKat]

People see what they want to see in photos.

[@pamcornelius9122]

Great story! One note: Thelma didn’t leave Edward’s side to vacation with her sister in California for over a month in 1934. She went to NYC to support her twin sister Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt during her bitter custody trial for her ten year old daughter Gloria.

[@mitzicrowder2186]

True

[@marylouleeman591]

Gloria Vanderbilt's mom was named Gloria. I think that was the twin of Thelma and GV was her niece.

[@mrskenscott9643]

'Little Gloria' was Anderson Cooper's mother.

[@marquitaarmstrong399]

Correct

[@BlackStump172]

@@mrskenscott9643Yes , I watched his documentary. It was so sad .

[@afquan9211]

The teddy bear that Thelma kept, was explained in her autobiography with her twin sister, Gloria. In the book, Double Exposure, Thelma said that she'd be late to meet the Prince and realized he'd be annoyed. While shopping at Harrods, Thelma lost track of time. On a sales table, were miniature teddy bears. As a peace offering, she bought a pink pair, and a green pair. She gave one pair to Edward, who was charmed. He proposed that they each swap a bear, so each person would always have something from the other person.

[@swlabr123]

My husband's stepmother was the child of estate caretakers on Long Island, and in the 30s, Thelma and her sister rented one of the nearby places. She spent the summer with Thelma's son playing with her and the other children in the neighboring estates. It was either during the time that the custody case was going on or after.

[@voyaristika5673]

I love these personal little tidbits as part of the story. Thanks!

[@weaviejeebies]

I had no idea Thelma's mother was such a terrible person. The thing with the birds was sadistic. No wonder Gloria had trouble in her marriage leading to the custody dispute and younger Gloria had such a hard time with mental health. A sociopathic parent and grandparent doesn't just cause emotional trauma, they pass on genetic tendencies for emotional dysregulation that can be incredibly shameful for a person unaware of why they think and feel such things.

[@afquan9211]

Laura Fitzpatrick was the daughter of a Union Army general who married a Chilean aristocrat. Her daughter, Gloria Morgan, theorized that the combination somehow didn't "fuse" into an emotionally stable personality. The mother was very volatile and overpowering. The story about the baby pigeons was that Laura believed they would bring bad luck to the household. After the baby pigeons were cooked, the butler Fernand, brought in the dinner plates with red eyes. He too, had cried over their being killed.

[@weaviejeebies]

@afquan9211 sounds like generational trauma. Good heavens, that family may have had money, but they were pitiably poor in love.

[@melliecrann-gaoth4789]

Child abuse in the elite.

[@novelist99]

​@@weaviejeebies Genetics was at work here--not trauma.

[@weaviejeebies]

@novelist99 that's what I meant, I should've been more clear. It's not just the crappy parenting and the wounded souls that the children suffer. It's the genes that predispose a person to have unstable emotions and imbalanced neurological function. (My dad's a sociopath. Everything remotely emotional either seems to make me want to rage out or cry myself to sleep. My mood is relentlessly changeable. Bring happy is like being high on drugs. Being stressed out is being on the edge of a cliff. I used to think everyone had feelings like that, but no, mine are super intense and all over the place. I don't trust anyone, I have very little patience, I've got terrible ADHD.) It's not just from the abuse he doled out. I've had to get comfortable with the fact that my system is wired funny because 1/2 of my chromosomes came from a complete psycho. During the era we're talking about, they had no idea about any of this. At least I have the minimal comfort of knowing why I'm messed up.

[@gillhoward7975]

A good narrator. A sad life for Thelma.

[@clbajones9777]

What a sad life, and her mother was so cruel. Thelma actually pronounced her name as Tell-ma. May she RIP.

[@pamelacorbett8774]

Well of course, the Spanish pronunciation, nothing sinister in that.

[@jminormedia1025]

The prince gave Wallis Diamonds & Furs. But gave Thelma a TEDDY BEAR. Right there is the Clue for the FUTURE outcome of her relationship with the Prince of Wales 😳🤨🧐😬

[@ghazanfarhussain5032]

Dances and Dinners 🎉

[@plum_loco]

and he did not even purchase the bears.

[@richardshiggins704]

Fascinating . All that shines is not gold as the saying goes . Well narrated . Edward VIII was a total waster and the ruination of many lives .

[@kathleendobens6648]

He liked hilter and visited him that tells you everything about the history of the "royal family" All antichrists except for princess diana and her son harry and his wife. They got out of there because that family was ruthless. They were smart to get away. Not megans fault shes was being discriminated against because truly they were worried about their r...being tainted with megans children.

[@campervannie5948]

Especially his own.

[@user-fq8rs7rz3i]

He didn’t ruin the monarchy, but he would’ve if he’d remained king. Poor Wallis got more than she bargained for though.

[@joyceroy2355]

@@user-fq8rs7rz3i So very true, all that glitters is not gold. The story makes me wonder how King Charles 111 will handle the Harry crisis. I find it disconcerting that H & M seem to be embarking on wooing the commonwealth countries.

[@saraswatkin9226]

​@@campervannie5948Royalty is a controlled corporate structure called the Crown.

[@exdus235]

Love your soft, clear voice. Love the soft, supporting, not overpowering music. 👌 The storyline was quite sad, especially how her mother 'tortured' those children.

[@thareallaura726]

Crazy! Considering Simpson wasn't in love with Edward.

[@maureenogorman8740]

From Wikipedia: Final years edit Furness and her sister Gloria wrote a memoir called Double Exposure (1959).[1] Furness died in New York City on 29 January 1970. As her niece, Gloria Vanderbilt, recalled, "She dropped dead on Seventy-third and Lexington on her way to see the doctor. In her bag was this miniature teddy bear that the Prince of Wales had given her, years before, when she came to be with my mother at the custody trial, and it was worn down to the nub".[1][23] Furness was buried next to her twin sister, Gloria, in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[24]

[@sharonpolome3033]

Same thing happened to ME, dammit! Trusting women "friends" seems to be a BIG mistake.........and trusting husbands, utter imbecility...........

[@heidibee501]

It just always comes home to me how money and beauty guarantee nothing. In my humble opinion the Prince chose the wrong woman.

[@elizabethbrauer1118]

So Edward (aka David) should have stayed with Thelma, and abdicated for her?! Then they would both be happy. It's an alternate reality...

[@christineewing3492]

Although, maybe Thelma dodges a bullet.

[@heidibee501]

@@christineewing3492 Agreed.

[@jenjen.rutherford8559]

The prince was no catch, he was a selfish man child and a nazi.

[@ruthbeamish8849]

The UK dodged a bullet!! Wallis was the sacrificial lamb. That appalling little man, Edward, would have been an unmitigated disaster!!!

[@ceilconstante640]

I really enjoyed the video! Loved the background music. And appreciate the Narrator's clear voice spoken at a relaxing pace. ❤

[@Factinate]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@exaudi33]

@@Factinate Gabriel Fauré at the beginning and end, yes? Just beautiful and gives this much-maligned woman the gravitas she ultimately deserves, starting with that 1915 caper to escape her abusive mother and get on board her father's ocean liner.

[@OdeInWessex]

Love the Scottish accent, so attractive (I'm English).

[@exdus235]

Ditto

[@catherinemerrill5511]

My favorite composition, "Cantique de Jean Racine," Came as a joyful surprise. Here it is for you who love the music of angels: music.kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4O8gJhsgKepfdE&si=AOVtaAaIVQ8VweNP

[@esterbengoa6077]

The Windsors' relationship was no romantic, just abusing, demeaning and extremely weird.

[@tinydancer2951]

Yes they were both evil. If Edward had been King, England would have been on the wrong side of WWII.

[@Prieze868]

Obviously the king King Edward did love

[@eileenmulcahy2383]

History repeats itself, with Harkle's nightmare marriage.

[@esterbengoa6077]

@@eileenmulcahy2383 I wish M could dress better.

[@dorothysay8327]

Word. She didn’t even want to marry the boor! we know now from her letters.

[@kevinpoole6122]

The soundtrack-Faure’s, Cantique de Jean Racine-is exquisite.

[@jc-qd6be]

thank you

[@kcindc5539]

It’s my favorite piece to sing

[@kevinpoole6122]

@@kcindc5539 Sang it my freshman year in college as a companion piece to his Requiem-same harmonic vocabulary in miniature!

[@jc-qd6be]

@@kcindc5539 it's absolutly beautiful.

[@kcindc5539]

@@kevinpoole6122 exactly! Which is why I love Requiem as well.

[@glendaeden2501]

The true irony as we now know is that Wallis did not really want to marry the Duke of Windsor but she was forced to maintain the fiction of the “romance of the century “.

[@user-fq8rs7rz3i]

Thelma had a lucky escape from Edward. Poor old Wallis didn’t. I hope Thelma had some happy years at least. But what happened to her son?

[@kerinsian8844]

Apparently she did try to leave him, but he was a clingy and manipulative pos, threatening to kill himself if she left. At that time, and him being who he was, that threat frightened her horribly and it worked to keep her with him. If she did indeed treat him as badly as she was accused of I can't say I blame her, she probably despised him and felt very resentful.

[@tinydancer2951]

Wallis was just as horrible as he. Perfectly matched.

[@suekelley2109]

@@tinydancer2951agree. Both of them selfish narcissists

[@charlesb7019]

She wanted to marry him alright - and be queen. After he abdicated she wasn’t so keen….

[@oliveoil7642]

Thus began her decent into the truly insane world of Royal life. Wow, that says it all😱

[@DBEdwards]

Very touching and sad. So much deception that ruins lives. The heart attack at age 65 was emotionally induced upon a broken hearted lady with a worn teddy in her purse that perhaps consoled her.

[@angelashort1331]

How weird , soft toys , belonging to a grown man, but then , prince Andrew has a similar fettish , These are generational curses that follow the R family ,They need deliverance , Derek Prince ministries , have great insight as to how the familial spirits influence right back , to 4 generations,just like God's word tells us , Infidelity is a curse , with dire consequences , for generations , God has the answers for this tragedy ,in His word , I write of this because infidelity has come through my husband's family line , ONLY prayer and deliverance has broken the curse, Curses are real , ❤

[@oliveoil7642]

Generational Trauma that has not been healed

[@luv2travel2000]

​@@angelashort1331Well said. The teachings and seminars by Derek Prince are excellent. Today deliverance is taught and done by people like Isaiah Saldivar.

[@randywatts6969]

She was Anderson Coopers great aunt

[@maryrowell1122]

Kate Stan Anderson

[@wuncieadams1352]

She was unwise to leave Edward in the care of Wallis Simpson.

[@mariewilcox8589]

Extremely well narrated 👍👍

[@penny1186]

Wallis and Edward’s relationship looked like a romance novel until you find the letters from after their marriage and it’s turns out Wallis did not love Edward and abused him emotionally while writing to her former husband that she was forced l to marry Edward once he announced that he was abdicating to marry her.

[@melianna999]

Cover-up marriage.

[@superannieoakley4513]

Yes, Wallis Simpson did just abt everything to talk Edward out of leaving. She never wanted to marry him. Just like her others, she was just using Edward's money/title. There's been a couple of really good documentaries on Wallis Simpson. American & English intelligent services had open files on her. There were also "rumors" of her being born a "hermaphrodite". I'm still surprised she actually married him, especially since she didn't love him, but there was also talk of Hilter helping Edward get back on the throne after he won WWII. One thing is for sure, history is never boring!

[@betsygray9505]

I guess he must have enjoyed the abuse.. ?

[@piarademacher4024]

Looks to me as he blackmailed her to marry him by publicly announcing his abdication.

[@hawktchr8]

Yes! That documentary is amazing! She was such an opportunist! She stayed for the money and fame. Her letters show how she didn’t love Edward, the poor fool!

[@Linda98671]

She made so many bad choices, and suffered for them.

[@Rose-ne6xq]

Hello from Texas ❤️ very well told, such a beautifully sad true story. Your voice shows the right measure of compassion and sorrow. My heart breaks for the young lady she once was.

[@janina8559]

Edward always had affairs with married women to keep his bachelor status. And these women had to keep quiet because they were married. Khan was a known playboy as well. These guys with money and power knew how to play the game! And the women knew what they were in for as well.

[@BlackStump172]

Charles used to have affairs with married women too .

[@melianna999]

In the book - How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Holywood 1910 - 1969 by William J. Mann . Very interesting about"elite" having fun in 30' as well.

[@ej3016]

⁠@@BlackStump172 well we know - one of them even helped destroy his marriage with Diana Princess of Wales - she eventually married him and is now Queen - they are both immature messed up human beings as far as relationships go - hope they truly care for one another as HRH deals with recent cancer diagnosis / treatment

[@rhondasisco-cleveland2665]

Some likely did, others it’s hard to say. Sometimes people are absolutely starved for kindness, love, a sense of belonging. With an abusive childhood you are sometimes left vulnerable to more abuse.

[@Krzyszczynski]

He was running two married mistresses while he was married to Diana. However, Diana and Lady Dale Tryon both died young in unexpected accidents, leaving Camilla to take over Diana’s husband, home, title and job. Game, set and match, Camilla.@@BlackStump172

[@hanaluong2672]

She should not have been that sad, There was not much in that guy.

[@mariaevans5793]

Well said nd true !!!!😊🇬🇧

[@lindahughes2289]

Thelma was not lucky or too bright, sad for her, she was a looker and could have done a lot better for herself, but who knows what kind of person she really was. RIP LADY

[@rhondasisco-cleveland2665]

Yes, this narrator is very generous.

[@glen7318]

you'vw just said what kind of person she was.

[@user-gc3lm2nh7b]

Just proves that even rich and privileged, can suffer horribly!

[@kimlersue]

Living a life of really bad decisions creates a lot of suffering, I think the privileged people make more bad decisions as the wealth affords them more opportunities.

[@user-gc3lm2nh7b]

@@kimlersue We all make bad decisions on our journey through life! Money doesn't come into it!

[@kimlersue]

@@user-gc3lm2nh7b Yes. and. no. With money your travels bring you to more places and people. This does expand one's options well over the average person.

[@JustinCase-lu6qp]

Wallis' letters were clear that she really did not want to marry Edward and pined for her ex-husband . I don't think she ever loved him.

[@BlackStump172]

She loved her husband and the loose party life .

[@afquan9211]

Wallis also pined for Herman Rogers. Seems she pined for any man who was sensible and self-reliant, and who was so not like the ex-king. In the 1950s, she had a friendship with Jimmy Donohue, whose mother bankroll some extravagant jewelry and good times.

[@ehilton96]

She didn't want to marry him after she realised he wasnt going to be King and tried to lure her ex back

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

The letters between Edward and Wallace were also quite revealing, with him threatening to commit suicide when Wallis wanted to leave him, of course, before his abdication.

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

@@ehilton96no no no. You really need to do your research. Tons of videos here on KZbin which showcase the real nature of that relationship. King Edward used his relationship with Wallis in order to have a reason to abdicate, as he called it because of love. But love had nothing to do with it. He really wanted to abdicate because he did not want the responsibility of being King and everything that that entailed, including working, and no more parties. Before he abdicated Wallis said she wanted to stop the relationship, and he did not allow her to do so under threat of committing suicide. There are actual letters that prove this. So while I may agree with you that an American twice divorce should have never even been a match for a king, this is the reason why he chose her, because she was the worst, and most unacceptable choice he could find. Wallis thought it would be fun to be the kings mistress and her husband allowed it but when she wanted to stop it, Edward made sure she stayed so that he could have a plausible excuse to abdicate.

[@gentillydanny]

Well told story in a well done video. The poor woman, to fall in love with a rapscallion like Edward (Oddweird).

[@golden8972]

I'll never understand what David ever saw in Wallis.

[@LollyGagger-tl9ub]

Just like hairy see in migraine

[@cmtippens9209]

Prince Aly Khan was briefly married to actress Rita Hayworth. It was Rita Hayworth's poster that Andy first put up in his cell in Shawshank Redemption.

[@michelerees7449]

That is a gorgeous picture

[@MalibuBarbie-kk5gc]

Their non royal daughter is called a princess, by birth.

[@kalakala10011]

Good video, great pics and well narated. Being abused as a child make it difficult to have healthy relationships later in life. Never heard of her. Ty.

[@mrskenscott9643]

Lizzie Borden's father killed Lizzie's pet pigeons too. It's part of the theory that made Lizzie snap.

[@ccasey1904]

@mrskenscott9643: Personally, I think Lizzie Borden’s father had alot of screws loose, if not outright dementia.

[@Magamomma22245]

DNA is strong.

[@nyotauhura7412]

Borden family believed they were being stalked and harassed by neighborhood boys...no evidence was found the kids had done anything. Around the same time a young woman named Bertha Manchester was axed to death by a farm laborer named Jose Correa de Mello who was angry at the Manchester Family had cheated him out of wages. Mr Borden also had hired Jose Correa de Mello and not paid him because of incompetence. Jose Correa de Mello was heard threatening to kill ALL the people he had grudges against. Which is why LIzzie was found not guilty.

[@Curlyblonde]

Hard to keep track of all the bed hopping done by the Royals. Some cases their honeymoon period was even completed before they resumed their extramarital affairs. All during an era when sexual matters and discussions were repressed by the churches and a strict moral code imposed on the public.

[@pamelaadam9207]

My dad always said about the royals that they shared the bairns out a christmas .. meaning all the bedhopping results were assigned a family then

[@rosajannisramsay]

It was happening everywhere, no difference...

[@annewalden3795]

It is not just the Royal family who indulge in " bed hopping" and hypocrisy is not a good look.

[@maryoleary5044]

Pidgeons are Beautiful, Gentle Little Lives 💞 Thank-You Thelma and All Gentle and Genuine Humans ❤

[@exdus235]

🤗

[@azillliasmith2734]

Yes they are 🌸🌺🙂

[@elizabethbrauer1118]

So maybe the teddy bear was found (and kept) by Gloria Vanderbilt? It's fascinating to think that the teddy bear could still exist.

[@BlackStump172]

She had her own children .

[@tonibarrone854]

In my opinion E8 ND WS was not a lov story from a romance book

[@shabbysuzannah3702]

Thank you for this. Poor Thelma, such a sad story especially her nasty cruel mother. If you are interested could you do the tale of the Mountbattens?

[@user-rn4qs9vu7l]

Yeah, go for it! I know some stuff about them and it sure ain't pretty!..... 🙃🇬🇧

[@patriciastrassner4883]

Mommy sounds like a bi-polar and or borderline.

[@rach5516]

By all accounts Wallace did not want to mary Edward. Definitely yot entirely a romantic relationship.

[@helencheadle5285]

That was a fascinating story, I never knew about Thelma, and what a beautiful young woman she was! It’s sad that her mother was so overbearing and ruling over the lives of the twins, and I was delighted and amazed at Thelma’s cunning at getting them booked on a ship to meet and stay with their father, much to mother’s chagrin!! It feels that all her life Thelma was just looking for love, and it’s sad that she never really found true love, and the nearest she got was then stolen by Wallace’s interception…out of the two Thelma was, to me, the far prettier female, but Edward made his choice. I’m saddened to learn Thelma died the way she did, and the discovery of the little bear Edward had given her, which she had never parted with. Thankyou for such a well told story of a little known pre Wallace lover of Prince Edwards! How things move in certain circles! Without you, I’d never have known of this fascinating lady! So Thankyou so much! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙋‍♀️

[@user-pe1hc4lt3t]

Very interesting

[@SandyCheeks63564]

Her mother was Mommy Dearest AND Baby Jane ugh

[@elainewebster1419]

Mommies dearest was joan Crawford and baby Jane was bett davis

[@SCNYC]

That was beautifully put together

[@michelerees7449]

There is a great book called "That Vanderbilt Woman" you would enjoy about the twins and the later custody battle for GV jr.

[@user-fq8rs7rz3i]

Some mothers control their children through fear and cruelty. I get it.

[@heatherkeegan689]

Another case of the one brother wanting what the other brother has got she looks very much like the Queen mother. His brother's wife.

[@lisaclark1181]

Thelma's loss of Edward might very well have been the reason British folks aren't speaking German now. Throw a pebble in the lake and watch the ripples. RIP

[@hunkhk]

Edward was a traitor and a disgrace to his country let's not forget that

[@brianeduardo1234]

When she returned ‘Edward was not himself’ - that’s precisely what he was - they just discard people

[@christinehallchrissie]

Can someone explain? I don't understand the infamous present from Edward was in her bag. It was a Teddy bear and 'revealed a secret' so tragic... it was a Teddy Bear!!!

[@AM-qp2wx]

No tragic secret. Just a sentence to pull you in to watch the video. It could be interpreted to mean that Thelma carried a torch for him all of her life. Where did the narrator get this info about the bear, anyway......questionable.

[@caroledrury1411]

Unfortunately the greatest flaw with this documentary is we don’t know who is who in the photographs

[@peterfreeman1585]

No worries, they were all leeches on society and tarred with the same brush. Chased their own hedonistic lifestyle, satisfying their carnal desires, spending from the public purse or their families ill-gotten gains. Recognise the abdicated king and Wallis Simpson, you don't need to know the others they were selfish, boring, oxygen thieves.

[@betsygray9505]

Very true ...I agree. I did know Edward and. Wallis though 😂

[@2brunhilda]

I loved this historical story

[@GrannyLinn]

Great narration, great music at just the right level. Very refreshing. Interesting topic too. Thank you.

[@rosebudame]

Interesting story! The twins looked so much alike.

[@janetwatson7966]

Thelma was beautiful, Wallis was ugly.

[@annewalden3795]

Janet I think Wallis was very attractive and was a fascinating woman.

[@glen7318]

she wasnt. She was middling looking and very selfish@@annewalden3795

[@maryettamoody5079]

Terrable story. My mom was a sweetheart. Feel sorry for her

[@earthcat]

King Edward traded DOWN. Imagine dumping someone for a Wallis Simpson 😝

[@user-xf5br6lv1u]

It was all sexual things she did to him.

[@earthcat]

@@user-xf5br6lv1u Sure, but still...🤢

[@ginaspurlding8590]

Actually Wallis married down,hitching up with Edward cost her 3 million inheritance from her uncle plus a lifetime being wed to a family of inbred pedophiles...

[@olwenrose2780]

@@user-xf5br6lv1u As Meghan Markle would say "roasting chicken'..

[@paulinecrabbe7383]

Charles did the same to the beautiful Diana for an older much less attractive woman

[@melaniecrispin9447]

Edward VIII, such a weak man

[@oliveoil7642]

And very scarred due to his loveless upbringing!

[@nadyarossi5102]

Weak, dumb as a stump and crippled emotionally by his uninvolved parents & cruel nanny.

[@angelaegan7511]

Very touching, thank you for the upload 😊

[@nnnnnnnnnnn7292]

This is what a narcissistic mother does to her daughter - she programmes her for a life of self-destruction. And she is always successful at that. Very few exceptions.

[@glendahowes5905]

There were some glimmers of my

[@carolnewcomb6499]

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[@Sushi2735]

There is not one woman I know who has not been dumped and had her heart broken! Beautiful, smart, educated women. We all have! No excuse for going off the deep end. You heal eventually! Not from that Bi-Polar Mother but men, you get over!!!

[@BlackStump172]

Not me !

[@echoplex8494]

@@BlackStump172 nor me

[@lisaboland9225]

I love your story telling!

[@voyaristika5673]

Thank you. I like these straightforward short docs. You do a good job of giving the story in a short time with the pertinent facts. I've read a lot on Wallis, so Thelma figures in there. One thing I never understood is why any woman would ask another woman to " keep her man company" while she was gone. I mean....what? If my friend asked that of me she would scare me! 😮 Maybe that part was built upon just to add some splash to the story.

[@marylouleeman591]

foolish

[@carolholly1608]

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[@angelsolitaire6456]

I find Ms. Thelma Furness very pretty compare to Wallis Simpson. I understand sometimes Love is BLIND, and not looking the innder heart. Until now i don't undestand why Prince Edward picked Wallis really who is very domeniring person and belittle Prince Edward very much.

[@mirabellaolson6410]

That's because Wallis was a hermaphrodite. They used to visit a guy who had a gas station with a motor home where he catered to sailors who wanted gay sex and movie stars who were closet cases. Gary Grant, Tyrone Power etc. It became a popular place for orgies down the road. Wallis had friends in the German Reich and they lived "the high life"

[@exaudi33]

Having been raised by abusive nannies, that's what he was into.

[@kimlersue]

That's what the foolish prince wanted..and dominatrix! Lucky he was not king..

[@judycroteau482]

@@kimlersueWell not the king for very long thank god.

[@saramurphy345]

The Prince was treated horribly By his father- George V . He was into S&M and wore diapers. Wally would beat him with a whip. Rumor has it Wally was a He- she...He "loved" being abused by her.....

[@mitzicrowder2186]

Thelma went her sister Gloria Vanderbilt Mother.She Thelma went to court to help her sister not loose custody of little Gloria

[@kimlee1416]

Thank you for sharing. Was a good video.

[@user-cj6yw5fu4l]

Really interesting story,and sad also ,when it comes to emotions ,it doesn't matter your status,everyone has one experience or another,which has affected them😕

[@Swelte]

oh wow loved this one!!!

[@t.m.a.3665]

I had no idea Thelma was related to Gloria Vanderbilt! 😮crazy coincidence

[@JGumaerTesta]

She's an identical twin.

[@dolinaj1]

Non. Simply family connections.

[@mariacompton1416]

Very well made video !! loved it.

[@lesliemonty31]

Very well done video. Entertaining and informative. I hope to watch more videos like this from you in the future.

[@janebufton1960]

It showed the future King really lived Wallace Simpson, but I don't think the love wad mutual as far Mrs Simpson was concerned.

[@andreainsley2928]

I really enjoyed your video!

[@ColleenLytle-sq8tx]

Thank you, lovely video!

[@Factinate]

Our pleasure!

[@doonewatts7155]

Fascinating thank you

[@jewel65]

Her mom sounds like a narcissist.

[@christinecremen4151]

She sounds like a monster !

[@cherylradabaugh2720]

That's what I thought too.

[@maidmarion2976]

Narcissists ARE monsters

[@BlackStump172]

Yep , a sociopath.

[@jinglebell9424]

Well done, very interesting!!

[@saraswatkin9226]

Wow, never heard of her before and such a beautiful woman.

[@peterfreeman1585]

She was a soul-less, selfish boor. Just like the crowd she mixed, with including Edward, they all used people and threw them out when finished. No respect, no self respect, no purpose in life except chasing their own elusive pleasures. Never knew that the two greatest pleasures are the ones that give personal satisfaction viz, 1. to achieve something worthwhile or 3. serve the community.

[@mariongilligan770]

Beautiful story teller. Could listen all night. Sad sad story with no happy endings for anyone involved

[@jabbermocky4520]

Thelma was prettier than Wallis. I bet Wallis hated her for that.

[@patscott6365]

Both women had the same ultra-slim, androgynous look that Edward favoured. It's known that Edward was bisexual so these flatter chested women appealed to him.

[@angelaharris6577]

Wallis was just plain ugly. Thelma is definitely a much more genteel young lady.

[@dolinaj1]

Wallis got Edward, not Thelma. Wallis had nothing whatsoever to envy about Thelma - rather the reverse. What an insipid narration!

[@starlenematchett2026]

Wonderfully interesting story and you tell it beautifully. ❤️🇨🇦❤️

[@ccasey1904]

Wallis was quite “the piece of work”. You reap what you sew.

[@filomenadossantos5934]

Thank you very much....i loved it,,,,

[@JJ33438]

Thelma dodged a bullet by not marrying that pansy guy edward!

[@melianna999]

Prince gay Edward.

[@Dhruv_Dogra]

Oh .... was Edward gay? I know he was a Nazi but not this...

[@lordeden2732]

Edward was the Fairy on top of the Royal Christmas tree.

[@glen7318]

nonsense. @@lordeden2732

[@marieoreilly4334]

So interesting great research it's so sad none of the people in the story found happiness and we now knew Edward had a sad life away from his family Prince Harry take note Marie Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

[@maryettamoody5079]

Her mom was an evil bat

[@denisehall5145]

Thank you for this story and your narration. I would love to know the details of the beautiful choral music in the background.

[@lorainedelaney1753]

My favourite narrator on this channel. Great music, too. Could do with knowing who/when/where the photos are of/were taken.

[@carolranes91]

What is really tragic is that any woman would allow a man to destroy her life! Simply stupid!!!!!! When women realize men get to choose you will stop playing the game. Also if women learn to manipulate men so they choose them who would want such a man. Wake up women! Don’t play the game! Depending on a man’s choice to validate your self or life has to be the dumbest choice you can make. I look over my past life at men I cared about and when I look at their choices and how they turned out I am so thankful they did not choose me I have had a wonderful life and I am so thankful that I made the choices I did make!

[@nicolataylor6011]

I think she was like this because of her emotional abused childhood making her feel abuse is all she deserved..also different times.. hopefully women are more enlightened now and do their own thing

[@gwenynmel5682]

I’m sure she was sad but was extremely fortunate to have not stuck with Ed

[@maryettamoody5079]

Sad but great video

[@mariaevans5793]

Wonderful narrator !!!!!!☺️

[@exdus235]

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