Wallis & Edward - The Duke & Duchess of Windsor Documentary

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

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[@sunnyadams5842]

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[@rosiedebevc1952]

Thank you

[@barbarawilson4135]

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[@pamelacox540]

Edward thought abdication meant getting rid of all the boring parts of being King and keeping all the social perks. They both thought their exile would be temporary. Good on the royal family at keeping that pair at a distance.

[@saramona8914]

Like another certain another couple we know??

[@patriciafoster3347]

@@saramona8914 Meghan never had any intentions of being a part of the royal family. She is all about herself. It’s sickening what happened. And the Queen saw it coming.

[@shellecapos8574]

King Charles has lierally done the same thing. Good on the queen ditching her own uncle?? Hate to see what she woulda done to a stranger. Glad I’m not in your family.

[@shellecapos8574]

Charles and Camilla are identical. If you turn your back on family, I’d hate to see what you’d do to a stranger. Edward wasn’t suited to be a King, he just happened to fall in the line of sucession, like many Kings, unqualified, but adored by the serfs who work to give him luxury.

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@UrdVerdande-dt3ey]

I believed for many years that Wallis was unfairly blamed for Edward's abdication, but the more I learn about her life and her interactions with other people, the less I think she was a victim of her circumstances. Outside of what seems to be her own words (and we have recent proof of how some types of people will lie through their teeth and discredit everyone around them to achieve their goals - or to blame someoe for the goals not being achieved) there is not much to show that she was a good person or that she cared about other people. I become increasingly convinced that neither she nor Edward expected that he actually would have to go through with the abdication of the throne. I think they both expected that Edward was so much loved by the people of the UK that there would be public pressure to let him marry Wallis and make her his queen. Presumably they were quite surprised when the abdication was supported rather than stopped and they found themselves without a throne and a country and stripped of royal privileges, which Edward probably thought were his birthright. I do not think Wallis ever forgave Edward for the step down, which living in exile and losing their standing in high society, was. So many reports reveal that she was horrible to him, and his life-long obsession of getting her an HRH-title seems a desperate attempt to please a furious and scorn wife.

[@deemariedubois4916]

Yes Wallis treated ‘her David’ terribly but Wallis knew how to please a man. David liked her humiliating him. The married mistress he had before Wallis had letters from him where he says he’s been a bad naughty boy, and needed to be thoroughly spanked. To each their own but how stupid of the Prince to write such revealing letters. I have read that his father, the King, was a strict disciplinarian who frequently used the rod on his sons. The King knew his son’s weaknesses, knew that the heir apparent suffered bouts of morose, knew his son lacked the education needed to be King simply because he would not apply himself to his tutors frustrations. So George V had severe reservations about Prince Edward, saying "After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in twelve months" and "I pray God that my eldest son will never marry and that nothing will come between Bertie and Lilibet and the throne.”❤

[@annerud9625]

I disagree. I don't think she ever expected or wanted to be queen.

[@dianejohnson5216]

I think she was a terrible person, and she was no victim, and Edward was a weak man and was controlled by Wallace , she was mean to him

[@cliftonbowers6376]

They where a hoot in Bermuda...miss both of em..

[@alisonboydell7143]

The traitor king a new release was a good .Really worth a read but I've forgot the authors name . Cheers Denise reads it on her channel.

[@RenegadeSound]

When you think of the women Edward passed over the phrase 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' comes to mind .

[@The_Goat592]

I’m not sure about Edward, but I really enjoyed this podcast. The orator was. One of the best I’ve ever heard. Thank you.

[@Roz-y2d]

But not the most accurate unfortunately. There are better sites and documentaries. Don’t be fooled by the authoritative narration.

[@lindabederio4603]

The Queen has my undying respect for the classy way she treated Wallis. The Queen treated Wallis with respect and friendship. Even though Elizabeth is gone, she was extremely wonderful, discreet and truly wonderful. I’m sorry that I never had the opportunity to meet her, because she must have been truly wonderful.

[@bethewalt7385]

Perhaps a thesaurus could assist in future writings? Using wonderful 4 different times to describe Elizabeth royal is a wee bit redundant, you mention not having met the Queen with much regret, Do tell, what position in society do you hold that one should have met the Queen? but alas was a victim of unfortunate circumstance and therefore did not?

[@suemcgregor9248]

I met her, she was wonderful

[@kathrynwitte3398]

The Queen loathed Wallis, and did as little as convention would allow. She did not permit Edward to be buried in the Royal Vault as was his due but buried him in the furthest margins of the cemetery at Frogmore. That should tell you about “classy”, respect and friendship.

[@jayneschwalger7554]

​@@kathrynwitte3398 he deserved no more.

[@kathyjaneburke2798]

When I was young I tried to like and believe that Edward & Wallis where just misunderstood...."poor Eddie & Wally". Lol What a pair!

[@somerandomguy5156]

I've always wondered who would Edward have even married if he couldn't have Wallis? Would he ever even marry at all? History is so fascinating when you think about how small changes could effect so much

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@mariakelly90210]

Very good point.

[@reidx512]

This was very good... I did quite a bit of research on Wallis when I was working on my thesis... She was indeed something to behold, but often not understood.

[@JimMac23]

Richard Burton said that she was the most horrible person that he had ever met.

[@reidx512]

@@JimMac23 Hi, you know I heard that from some people down in Palm Beach.... Back then there were a few that had no problem speaking ill of her. Further I read in some of her letters, the idea of stilll being principled. I just know the end of her life was just sad and almost pitiful. She and her husband literally ate strawberry in two. Yes is could have been financial, but more of her and added weight issues,,,, There is so much I could say...lol...And Sir Richard was marvelous. There is an interview with him and Dick Cavett. Priceless....

[@TeeJayNZ]

I think she was happy just to have a fling with Edward but he fell in love with her and became obsessed she was trapped and couldn’t get away apparently he used to threaten suicide if she left him . I don’t think her life with him was easy I felt sorry for her .

[@ginao6810]

Thank you! I quite agree. I don’t think she was perfect, but I do think she gets quite a bad wrap.

[@vickidickinson2888]

Sounds like a certain ginger and HW. Amazing how much alike they are.

[@veronicawilliams7427]

Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor, where very pally with Hitler and his crew and used to visit him in his mountain refuge in WW2 attended German Rally'ss in the complany of him and his Destapo crew. Hitlet allegedly had told Edward that when he won the War he would put Edward back in Great Britain as ruler. @@ginao6810

[@robbiet8583]

@@vickidickinson2888 I wanted to say I saw a dress Wallis wore, which was the epitome of the dress MM wore for her Oprah moment of shame. I began to see evil in all of it at at that point. How can you not notice the cosplay of MM??? It’s like these individuals want to change the world to their evil power, not for any good of any kind. Be aware.

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@Roz-y2d]

Wallis expected to be set aside by Edward, as all his married mistresses were. But Edward fell for her in a big way, not at all what she wanted. It’s called getting more than you bargained for. It serves her right. Imagine being with Edward for the rest of his life, ugh !

[@michelejashinsky8409]

Or Harry 🤮

[@mariakelly90210]

​@@michelejashinsky8409Please leave Harry out of this.

[@virginiasoskin9082]

@@michelejashinsky8409 That is uncalled for. Harry has one heck of a lot more intelligence, energy, interested in helping disabled vets, etc. than Edward ever had. And we do not really know what caused the split between Harry and William. Harry is doing just fine in the USA with his lovely family. More power to him. The royal family is so fuddy-duddy and petrified. I would HATE to be a royal. My life would not be my own. At all. I don't blame him for stepping back. Not at all.

[@elainekent7026]

@@virginiasoskin9082 🤣🤣🤣

[@sherryhoward7298]

Meg looks happy kate not so much😂​@michelejashinsky8409

[@vga3245]

Sometimes if you get what you want it does not turn out to be happy.

[@chrishintz1077]

I love the way she panics when she realizes it’s not going to go down as she had thought it might be. She just wanted her bases covered, but when you’re playing with human emotions you can’t count on much. They looked to have an ineffectual, vapid life post abdication. He especially seemed surprised by the bargain he had made.

[@ursamajor6347]

You act as though the Royals are saints. They carry out the royal duties because I have to and order to maintain power I continue to leech off the British citizens

[@dianahaselbah9372]

I loved listening to your story.

[@alisonmcnamara800]

I don't think Wallis wanted to marry him as she continued to write love letters to her previous husband!

[@Jaded_Jester]

Yeah because she gave him up for the chance to be a Queen.

[@janemoney5144]

We should thank Wallis for enabling us to dodge the bullet that was Edward VIII

[@pamelablume1637]

And we can thank Meghan for ridding you of Harry. Unfortunately, they ended up with us across the pond. On the brighter side, we have lots of room to avoid them.

[@carolmitchell2308]

I believe Edward 8 was a traitor. Were he anyone else he would have been executed for treason.

[@E-Kat]

The whole family is like that! They spend their lives lobbying the government to protect their personal wealth! Their charity work is a cover , so they don't end up like King Charles lst!

[@PatriciaPalmer-o3e]

Thank you Stanley Baldwin, you saved England, helped win a war in doing so and gave England it's finests monarch in modern history, Queen Elizabeth II

[@timhazeltine3256]

And Queen Mary, who possessed the moral rigor to assist in jettisoning her clearly unsuitable son from the Throne.

[@geraldjampol3120]

Baldwin was a leading proponent of appeasement, which emboldened Germany and did nothing to strengthen Britain militarily. He certainly did nothing to save Britain. Perhaps he was too busy plotting to overthrow King Edward.

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@PatriciaPalmer-o3e]

@@timhazeltine3256 Re Queen Mary of England, ya gotta love the Sax Coberg Goethe's. Boring as all hell but stalwart.

[@naledistarfield]

Bad as it was when Prince George, Duke of Kent, was killed in the Scottish highlands, his wife, Princess Marina of Greec and Denmark, was at their Buckinghamshire home at the time. Prince Marina was to live a further 26 years after the accident that took the Duke of Kent.

[@babyleonardaquetua2899]

I am really obssessed with Brittains Monarchy since the time of Plantagenets....such never-ending series of controversial entertainment to the rest of the world....love you guys!!!

[@hazelpearson7807]

Britain

[@cuteme456]

Great. Then you should watch Britain bloodiest dynasty. It's a pretty good docu series. It starts from the beginning and come all the way up

[@noreenburgess4148]

Yeah me with the tudors👍

[@GC-ee4tk]

Prince George, the Duke of Kent was killed in an plane crash in August 1942, "along with his wife" Really? The same wife (Princess Marina) who died in Kensington Palace in 1968? 🤦‍

[@christineh5790]

I too noticed this very important mistake, obviously the editing of this documentary was not researched properly? Princess Marina (Duchess of Kent) was not killed in the plane crash with her husband, which makes me wonder how many other mistakes are included in this otherwise very good program?

[@emanuelaturco4633]

Very interesting we can never get enough of young and old royals, excellent narration well done. Thank you

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Edward would have been an awful king but at least he found someone that saved the British people from his disastrous reign. Even id she was as self absorbed and out of touch as he was

[@Jooniebug]

Who the fack needs a bloody king or queen to rule them??

[@Theroadlesstaken]

@@Jooniebug- Are you British? If you are then you’ll be able to answer your own question. If not, then look into British history & it’s culture. 😊

[@molly5292]

​@@Theroadlesstaken A little rough wouldn't you say? Kindness is underrated. 🙏

[@Theroadlesstaken]

@molly5292 - No, I wouldn't say it's rough at all. Infact, given the the intense level of toxicity which online discourse is rife with, I'd say my comment was benign. I'm interested as to why you think it's "rough"

[@shellytracy5396]

If he had become king we might all be speaking German.

[@rosemadore446]

History repeating itself now

[@roxannedacey7880]

Yeah have Charles and his plaything

[@jeanmarie4462]

@rosemadore446 Yes, as in King Henry VIII who broke away from the Church just to divorce his wife to marry Anne Boleyn whom he later beheaded. Loads of similarities there. 😅😃

[@lorianabanana6066]

Maybe we shouldn't put restrictions or judgements on who other people marry. Also I think Meghan has WAAAY more in common with Diana than Wallis. Altho I feel for all 3 of them. The way England treats any woman who marries in but doesn't fit the 'perfect virginal English rose' trope is disgusting.

[@roxannedacey7880]

@@lorianabanana6066 I wasn't talking about meghan I was talking that thing we have a QUEEN

[@Cazador60140]

Now Edward you see the price of poosy

[@tamararutland-mills9530]

This is the most interesting account I have listened to so far. Thank you.

[@chrishintz1077]

They ended up being basically known for landing at the top of the best dressed lists. And for launching a million mini series. ;)

[@miriamhavard7621]

They helped AIDS charities.

[@mariakelly90210]

And a ton of documentaries.

[@mariakelly90210]

And a ton of documentaries.

[@JulieLynnWade]

Princess Marina did not die in the plane crash with Prince George Duke of Kent

[@nikolaiho]

Princess Marina did not die until sixties....

[@Kathleenpoors]

Both narcissistic. Perfect together

[@chrishintz1077]

The eternal soap opera (that is, life) churns on. I love the haggling behind the scenes in the upper echelons of British society and politics. The disparate personalities. As long as you can snag a black tie invite to dinner with Chips Channon, you were in the groove. ;).

[@veronicawilliams7427]

That comment about the Duke of Kent is totally incorrect, he was on a military plane and his wife Princess Marina of Kent was at home with her children. by the way her three children are still alive and the eldest son Prince Edward - Duke of Kent. alsways stood on the balcony with our late Queen. His daughter is still alive Princess Alexandra. and Prince Michael of Kent,.

[@sheryllahlou8836]

Everyone in brittan should be glad Wallis took this spoiled stupid entitled man out of the picture! He was not fit for office at all! I feel history does not speak enough to this fact. Had they put this man to serve in war like his brother, as uneducated as he was he had wanted to do this the difference would have been major to his personality. But know they wouldn’t let him for fear the air could be hurt there were other brothers those that served and knew the price of death . My goodness still talking about a mommy wanting man and yes his mother was not there but heck sometimes it builds characters.

[@glen7318]

what are you on about?

[@Sharon_Mc]

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

[@mariakelly90210]

Wow, that's an interesting fun fact! Did your Great-Aunt ever talk about what it was like to work for Wallis?

[@mariakelly90210]

That's an awesome fun fact! Did your Great-Aunt ever talk about what it was like to work for Wallis?

[@nataliemeenakshithegreat7780]

She wasn’t entirely ugly she had something chic about her

[@kaynemccully5266]

She did have beautiful blue eyes!

[@zzzbbbooo]

She was VERY chic. Wallis knew she wasn't beautiful so she developed her personality, style, general knowledge and hostess skills to the max to fit into the high society she wanted to fit into. And it worked, as we know a little too well.

[@timhazeltine3256]

Rather like a beautifully wrapped gift box containing nothing.

[@jeantillotson4091]

@@timhazeltine3256absolutely!

[@RenegadeSound]

When you think of the women Edward passed over the phrase 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' comes to mind .

[@lknight5579]

They seemed to deserve each other.

[@karendooks6244]

We dodged a bullet there certainly.

[@kimciszek-kane397]

Agree ❤

[@isabelleonorschonemberg3711]

What a sad biography/documentary. As I see it, both were affected by events during their childhood that influenced their life decisions. So sad 😞

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@TombCat]

Yes, they certainly deserved one another.

[@mariakelly90210]

​@@donnawolman150I'm getting the impression that you're a troll.

[@righterreeder]

It didn’t have to be. Many bravely overcame rough childhoods and went through n to make lives that blessed others and themselves.

[@Cazador60140]

As you were on your dying bed she went out to have fun with friends . You should have stayed in England you Majesty

[@mariakelly90210]

HUH?

[@glen7318]

dont talk nonsense.

[@bethewalt7385]

It was regularly whispered in their friend's circle, that Wallis had the ability to make a toothpick feel like a cigar...

[@kimciszek-kane397]

😂😂😂😂

[@HistorygalAnna]

He actually went by the name David until he became King Edward.

[@Yorkiecarlos]

Only to friends and family. His full name was Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David

[@iainsanders4775]

The Germans didn't 'breach' the Maginot Line, they famously went around it.

[@kimhughes5030]

The Duke of Kent did die in an airplane crash- but his wife died in 1968; they did not die at the same time. Might want to double check your information.

[@sta333sim]

Both were damage people.He never had love of parents,so he put all that love on her.he could never have put his kingdom first.😯🤔🤫

[@Jooniebug]

People should live their lives the way they want to. Nobody wants to be burdened with a country or put the country first instead of their own lives. I wonder what you would do if you were in that position. Also he was a nazi! Thank goodness he wasn't king

[@di3486]

For nothing because she never loved him.

[@righterreeder]

He also didn’t accept the importance of duty, integrity and responsibility. His own base needs were more important to him, a hedonistic person.

[@emilymvance]

Queen of Britain & head of the church Is supposed to hold the moral high ground- Her own crown Ed prince has now become King& Head of the church- Divorced and aduter are not the only issues facing the Current Royal monarchy- WHy?

[@MariadeJesusGutierrez]

Honestly. The “Buttercup Kennedy” thing is known to have been set up by her husband so Wallis could divorce him instead of being divorced by him, and embarrassing Edward. No one was “followed” and “Buttercup” was played by Mary.

[@donnawolman150]

😂

[@glen7318]

what are you on about?

[@lorifintel9784]

Ernest being caught in an affair so that Wallace could divorce him for Edward. There are letters that were found showing it was a setup and Ernest was involved in it. ​@@glen7318

[@clairepeace5783]

Well ! If Edward who loved his party style life had not abdicated we in Britain 🇬🇧 would never of had Queen Elizabeth 2 xx and let’s face it as future history has shown an American especially an actress does not match royalty ! Wallis became trapped and both her & Edward followed Hitler because they were promised the throne back when Germany invaded Britain 🇬🇧 never happened thank heaven xx

[@racheldemain1940]

We WOULD have had Queen Elizabeth but not as soon as we did! It might have been 20 years later .

[@mariakelly90210]

Excuse me? An American actress who is half Black is not good enough to marry into the British Royal Family? And I suppose the Maori who married one of Queen Elizabeth's cousins wasn't good enough either? I get the impression that you think that the British Royal Family should stay lily white, for some nutty reason. So Harry married an American actress. Big bloody deal! He doesn't need your (or anyone else's) permission to marry. He married the woman he wanted to marry, whether you or anyone else on the planet liked it or not. Get over it.

[@robertalpy]

I take umbrage to the American harlots bit. As if we arranged by act of state to press this particular harlot on The British. Indeed, we played our own part in warning them and did what we could to prevent the coupling of such a woman to the king. Nobody wanted this. Except the two themselves I guess. As an Amwrican not unfamiliar with manipulation, i find wallis' claims to wish to leave Edward and avoid a constitutional crisis, disingenuous. She may well have regreted divorcing a good man like ernest. But she was no fool being gamed by a man like edward. She was in comete control and her letters pointing to her innocence, are very convienient. In the end she did not give him up after all.

[@sandrablanchette2239]

I believe England dodged a bullet by Edward VIII Abdication.

[@kimciszek-kane397]

Agree❤

[@virginiasoskin9082]

Agreed. Imagine him leading England during WW2. Yikes!

[@SumKnight-iw4rw]

Women who keep their hearts close to their chest, know how to control men, and keep them.

[@MESSY-BAE]

All Wallis's husband's name started with E's, Earl, Ernest and Edward. Even though they called Earl Wen.

[@hazelpearson7807]

David was his name, used by his family and Wallis.

[@MESSY-BAE]

@@hazelpearson7807 I know they called him David.

[@carolannemckenzie3849]

I suppose it saved her getting her monogrammed linens redone 😉

[@almachapman5409]

History is repeating itself. Today world, Edward, and Wallis would be King and Queen

[@prettyaprilgirl6970]

You are very right

[@jeanmarie4462]

@almachapman5409 That was Then, This is Now.

[@kikkertje74]

Just look at king charles and his awefull camilla who is much worse that wallis yuk

[@jeantillotson4091]

Aren’t we lucky we escaped that then, and had a fabulous Queen followed by a great King and Queen. Thank goodness Hasbeen and Neverbeen are no longer working royals. If only they would shut up.

[@mariakelly90210]

​@@jeantillotson4091Their names are Harry and Meghan. Maybe you should be the one who should shut up.

[@kathysamuels1465]

Wallis was married when she met Edward,,she did not have to see him again ..she should have left with husband immediately and went back to America. .the king could have married someone else maybe ..status ment more to her ..he was going to be king .

[@brianhobaugh]

No Nazi kings please!

[@sunnyadams5842]

Have we been watching the same Doc?!

[@Jooniebug]

They were all NAZIS!!! Edward was a nazi sympathiser. Thank God he wasn't king

[@jeanmarie4462]

He threatened to commit suicide if she refused to marry him.

[@brianhobaugh]

@@jeanmarie4462 Did he really? I never knew that

[@jklsr55]

Edward VIII, like his grandfather, was created by the treatment of their parents. It’s simple psychology 101. These two were so put upon by their parents it’s a wonder they didn’t snap mentally. One could say actually that Edward VIIi did. They way he needed this woman to belittle him... And how he worshipped her... He wasn’t fully aware of his faculties.

[@virginiasoskin9082]

Yes, George V always said he had feared HIS father and by darn, he made sure his own kids feared him too. No wonder Bertie had a terrible stutter, and Edward was a permanent juvenile more interested in living high on the hog but avoiding doing his duty. And I do not think Queen Mary was very close to her children -- what with nursemaids and nannies and governesses and tutors. So the kids suffered at the hands of their father who was often explosive and irritated.

[@karensnowden962]

What a great doco. Thank you. Very well presented. Wallis was so unfairly portrayed thru out her life. We know more about the truth today. I have always admired her. They were both so badly treated by the royal family. George was weak and we all know about the queen mother.

[@mariamonte5354]

Excuse me Wallis was a horrible immoral woman She committed adultery with her SECOND husband ( Ernest Simpson and broke up his marriage and left his child in a broken home) Then she started an affair with Edward! And was still married We are talking about 1930s !! She had no morals Just a social climber I admire women who have respect for themselves like St Joan of arc Mother Teresa of Calcutta Women who sacrifice themselves for others But Wallis was TRASH Hope she was scared as she meet Jesus

[@voulathomacos-lagonas8445]

In hindsight both were not what they appeared and so got exactly what they deserved ......EXILE and a really DIRTY reputation

[@simonaxlz]

Ew.

[@tennesseenana4838]

There are several parallels from Edward & Wallis to Harry & Meghan, except Harry is the 'Spare.' Thank goodness for Prince William!

[@irishgurl3078]

I see more similarities in Charles and Camilla.

[@jeanmarie4462]

@@irishgurl3078 With a very major exception in that Camilla was not married several times and didn't get a divorce to marry the KCIII.

[@lorianabanana6066]

Actually I see alot more simillarities between Meghan and Diana than Wallis. But I feel for all 3. The way y'all treat any woman who dares to marry in but doesn't fit the 'Perfect Virginal English Rose' trope is disgusting. Especially Meghan- the blatent racism & classism is truely nasty.

[@lorianabanana6066]

​@@jeanmarie4462Niether was Meghan. But it's pretty weird how fixated & judgemental y'all are on woman who dare to divorce and remarry. How dare/s 🙄

[@jolenejones6243]

@@jeanmarie4462 Why do you think Camilla got divorced in 1995? Charles had been separated since 1992, and divorce was in 1996. Camillagate tape was in 1992.

[@jilltagmorris]

This was wonderful

[@anitamackinnon7975]

Wonderfully done! Thank you!😁🇨🇦

[@Linda-pw8gx]

If Edward hadn’t abdicated, we would all be speaking German today🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

So what? It’s a good idea to be bilingual and the Brits are very close to the Germans ethnically and culturally. Instead, in a few decades from now, we’ll all be speaking Arabic and Englishwomen won’t be allowed out of the house without their husbands’ permission. You wait and see if I’m not right! 🇬🇧

[@JoeLondon-te3hf]

More's the pity.

[@ursamajor6347]

Queen Victoria's mother was German. The name of the royal house was Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a distinctly German name. Britain may have not taken part in the holocaust but you were enslaving people via the trans-Atlantic slave trade and via colonization. The only difference between Britain and Germany IS language.

[@hazelpearson7807]

Nothing to do with Edward or any of the Royals, they didn’t win the war for Britain, that was the lives and deaths of ordinary men and women and the canny decisions by the Government led by Winston Churchill. Thankfully present day Queens and Kings have no power, they just get to nod, sign and agree with what’s been decided by the real powers.

[@yehuditcollins6783]

And I would have ceased to exist.

[@suehart919]

There's always been a spin on this couple. Either good or evil. The same can be said of Harry & Meghan. The difference is the former were used as dupes. The latter did it all themselves.

[@mariakelly90210]

Seriously?

[@kimciszek-kane397]

Agree❤

[@valkyriesardo278]

Wallis and Ernest enjoyed the perks and privileges of associating with David. They played fast and loose with their marriage both aware of David's increasing affection. Wallis cut in on Thelma with David. Mary cut in on Wallis with Ernest. I do not pity the any of them for the consequences of poor judgment and weak ethics. Wallis did not have to marry David. She had the funds to live a comfortable single life. It was only that women of her set consider marriage a necessity. However the scandal that descended on Wallis made her unacceptable to any decent man of substance. In that sense, David was her only option for her preferred lifestyle.

[@hazelpearson7807]

I’ve never understood why he was considered handsome, I thought he looked a bit effeminate and weak, he certainly didn’t have the height and presence of his 3 brothers. Perhaps there was a fuss made because of his position and title. He was lucky he was given a title of any kind after abdicating as that world of hierarchy he had thumbed his nose at. His wife was also fortunate to get a Duchess title and not being given the HRH was the proper decision. The shocking realisation they must have had as the months went on that they were not going to be allowed to pick up where they left off and come back to Britain setting up what would have become a rivalry between the new King and the ex king. Consequences the ridiculous selfish little man never expected, the entitlement is mind blowing.

[@ellaandmiafigdetvids8842]

I have a 90 year old English friend who told me there was a popular rumour that Edward had gender/sexual issues and Wallis excelled at satisfying his needs.

[@JimMac23]

He wasn't handsome and she wasn't pretty.

[@robertalpy]

It is common for men who exercise great power in public life to seek out masochistic roles in private.

[@Dzanarika1]

Have to balance the life 😊

[@bettyleeist]

I’m glad that Queen Elizabeth become a Queen 👸 instead of Prince Edward.I think,that Prince Edward wouldn’t of made a good king?This is why Royal people can;step aside,and enjoy;the good life!I would think 🤔 that this life would be a hard one to swallow?It’s nice to know that one can be a commoner!Hail to us…..the commoner’s!

[@hazelpearson7807]

Princess Elizabeth did not become Queen instead of her Uncle Edward, her father became King George when Edward abdicated in 1936. Princess Elizabeth became Queen when her father died in 1952.

[@vencislavatasheva3325]

They deserve to Rest in Peace only they and their society back then know what is true I love the story they showed that Love is above everything ❤

[@lillianmcgrew217]

This was a sad story

[@perarduaadastra873]

Humanity must evolve to rise above debilitating itself needlessly by unfounded emotion of negativity bias.

[@virginiasoskin9082]

Imagine Edward being king throughout WW2. That would have been awful because he just had no interest in the work that would have been required of him as king; he might even have teamed up with Hitler or at least been a traitor, giving Hitler secret information. George VI and the Queen Mother were thrust into being king and queen but they rose to the occasion and became much beloved by their people. They also prepared their daughter to be queen and did a marvelous job because she had a very long reign and lived through wars, numerous prime ministers, the Windsor fire, her children's divorces, Diana's death, and civic unrest and changes. Wallis was a social climber and made many mistakes that caused her to be unhappy much of the time. She wanted to be a social butterfly, she enjoyed hobnobbing with socialites and royals. Once Edward glommed onto her, she was trapped. I think both made terrible errors -- Wallis could have been happy with Ernest if she had found something useful to do other than giving parties. But NOOOO, she was drawn to the royals as a moth to a flame. Poor Ernest. And then she keeps writing to ERNEST complaining about her lot and how lonely she is. Had I been him I would have just rolled my eyes. It must have been extremely boring to live with a man who followed one around like a puppy. What a yawn. They deserved each other and did very little with their lives to contribute to the world. And the royal family NEVER forgot Edward's betrayal and choice for a woman who was very similar to him -- bored, boring, walking through life without making a ripple. It must have been really deadening.

[@franciscojavierastizblanco6389]

no puedo parar este video

[@HarryMarsee-fw9ot]

$225 in 1922 would equal $3,990 in 2024. I could certainly manage on $4k per month. With that income and getting a job (something that Wallis NEVER did) she could have lived reasonable well on an income, that if she worked would have been $60k (2024 dollars) a year with no rent; because, they were living with relatives. She WASN'T suffering! You forgot to mention they had to wait cir Ernest to get a DIVORCE. Apparently, she wasn't interested in single men.

[@glen7318]

what are you on about?

[@shabbysuzannah3702]

I think that Wallis Simpson got what she deserved, as did the traitor King. Thank the Lord that the succession was handed to George and then to our dear Queen. Now we have Charles who has been waiting for all of his long life to become King, but in the future we will have the fabulous Prince and Princess of Wales. Not a bad outcome in my opinion 🇬🇧 just watch second half, the bloke was a traitor, I have no sympathy for how his life turned out. Swine

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……David had ‘arrested development’ of age 13. Similar to the current ginger nitwit at 12. It didn’t end well for the former, & it won’t end well for the latter………

[@jeanmarie4462]

@@elizabethroberts6215 I totally agree with you. 💯

[@rgv7]

William is anything but fabulous.

[@catherineannelockman3805]

​@@rgv7sure sugar...😂😂

[@catherineannelockman3805]

Hairy is a traitor, and belongs in the tower of London...away from the crown jewels...

[@raymondbendall6935]

Their “romance” had no legs.

[@JimMac23]

They were not buried in the royal mausoleum at Frogmore. That is where Victoria and Albert are buried. They were buried in the royal cemetery at Frogmore. They are buried far away from the main area of the cemetery.

[@CathyBaxter]

That Stenli cake is massive! I don't usually enter giveaway things. I thought it would be nice for a gift

[@raynabateman3715]

Yes she probably was misrepresented. The press is vitriolic when they take a dislike to a person. Just look at today for example.

[@cindywest4343]

Usually when people take against someone, it’s due to their poor behaviour as demonstrated today

[@achord9204]

2 nazis grifters don’t get my empathy.

[@moniquewatkins9952]

@@cindywest4343Lies and deceit…

[@mariakelly90210]

​@@ObihannEspecially when it comes to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

[@uhtredragnorson9930]

They could have found happiness if they had done lots of charity work. Happiness comes from doing things for others. It’s very simple.

[@benaiahandbaruch]

..."though his intellect was hardly prodigious." 😂 Brrr...got cold 🥶 right quickly, didn't it? 😂

[@brendamiller5785]

I'm not sure if this is at all True, but apparently she had several affairs (one with a woman) while she was married to Edward. It's well known that she was easily bored and started to resent him.

[@joliedarlingz382]

Wallis was his love over his country 😝

[@jeantillotson4091]

Which shows what a poor King he would have made.

[@elizabethcompton738]

Wallis was his best excuse to give up the throne. It's well documented that Edward NEVER wanted to be King. So, he only dated women who were unavailable and unacceptable. In order to save face, he gave up the throne "for love," instead of the simple fact he was a slacker and wanted to get out of his duty.

[@perarduaadastra873]

Prince George was not with his wife when in a plane crash during military service in 1942. Who writes this narrative? His wife passed in 1968 aged 61.

[@bodefaith1081]

Yea,the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.Ps.85:12. Stay Blessed UK.

[@deannalaferry7262]

Edward was selfish and a traitor. Imho

[@miriamzajfman4305]

It is almost this same video like the one from last week

[@pearlsaminger9544]

Oh Neil 😂😂😂😂 Welsh ! Im crying with laughter here

[@isve7323]

Background music interferes with the spoken word.

[@Lucy0809]

Her mum was very pretty

[@kathleendeal4903]

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s mentors

[@mariakelly90210]

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say.

[@kimciszek-kane397]

Exactly

[@MedusasFeelinSalty]

Talk about a scheme backfiring! Lol Thanks for saving Britain from a weak Peter Pan king, Wallis.

[@froggreen2067]

Check cause of throat cancer.

[@Kathleenpoors]

Persona non grata.

[@MENTION-IT-ALL]

Meghan Markle has saved england from a rueful spare

[@JimMac23]

Harry is a wonderful person. He far down the line from William and William's children. So your statement is ridiculous.

[@emilymvance]

You should Believe Harry & Megan when they say they were NOT Safe!

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

Harry stopped being the Spare when George was born - and then the other two children. The Spare is second in line to the throne. By the time Harry wrote The World According to Harry, he was at number 7, becoming 6 when the Queen died.

[@Yorkiecarlos]

Only England?

[@linaleblanc8288]

Be careful what you wish for, old girl

[@geraldjampol3120]

Wallis was unfairly maligned. It's obvious she didn't want to marry Edward, and in letters discovered many years later, she still pined for her ex-husband Ernest and expressed regrets about having married Edward. As far as Edward's threats to kill himself if Wallis abandoned him, that kind of emotional blackmail demonstrated how unfit he was to wear the crown. If he had committed suicide, Wallis could not have been blamed. Despite a life filled with parties and tours, their lives were empty. It's anyone's guess how Edward would have behaved during the war. His pro-German sympathies made him unsuitable, yet he might have rallied to the British cause. I take strong exception to Queen Mary's reason for placing the blame for King George VI's premature death. It wasn't the stress of reigning during the war that killed him. It was his compulsive cigarette smoking that gave him lung cancer. Winston Churchill was under tremendous stress during the war but he didn't develop lung cancer. The same is true of just about everyone else involved in the war. Wallis had the misfortune of having outlived Edward for 14 years. That must have been cruel. As a proponent of euthanasia, considering her many terrible health conditions, I believe she would have been better off pulling the plug.

[@LadyCat183]

Not Queen Mary. It was the Queen Mum who blamed Wallis. A little unfairly, after all Wallis did not force King George to smoke.

[@Sonic-dogmagic]

I think the British royalty and other elite snobs just didn't like Wallace, jealous of her charm and being an American. They were pretty good at their smear campaign. I think the press were also vicious animals to her. I think if she would have been given a chance, she would have made a wonderful queen, with great diplomatic skills and fashion sense. Not saying that King George and Queen Elizabeth were not great, but Edward and Wallace would have been too. I think the Nazi collaboration rumors were stretched too far. Her letters to her ex-husband were out of loving friendship and frustration. She truly loved Edward.

[@lynneburns4303]

They were traitors didn't deserve to be to be king and queen

[@asicsbaby6879]

Queen always blamed him for her Dad's death as he was sickly.

[@ShannonFlaherty-k6g]

I don’t believe the queen did as much as queen Elizabeth the queen mother did and queen Mary also.

[@AStorms_Coming]

Wallis was my cousin for real.

[@hazelpearson7807]

Not something you want to brag about, best not mention it.

[@righterreeder]

Agree

[@Mila-g9h]

Wallis wanted/hoped to be queen.

[@darrenrodneysales5973]

The Duchess of Windsor reminds me of Mrs Parker-Bowles and Merkel

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

You'd be American then?

[@pamronning]

Meghan did wear the black and white dress on Oprah. See I have stolen from family and friends I do not however have any family or friends o share with him.

[@halfdom]

The Royal family and the government despised Wallace and David, Edward VIII, They would do anything to discredit him. They were not the the only ones that visited Germany and met with Hitler. I don’t know what the truth is . I look at all of this as a soap opera-not much has changed in the royal family today, e.g., Megan, and Harry. However, her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II is a person who iwas greatly respected and much loved. Charles, now king, is not much different then, his uncle.

[@timhazeltine3256]

I'm not aware that other members of the Royal Family visited Hitler.

[@christinesbetterknitting4533]

Than* his uncle.

[@AM-qp2wx]

*Wallis