Wallis Simpson: Her Final Years Exposed!

[@sandyschneider6792]

My mom used to say, “there are things worse than death.” This story is a good example.

[@Vid7872]

Yup, having no children to guard you in your vulnerable years is hell on earth. Better to have your own children fight over their father's money than it get stolen by a stranger

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Sandy I will remember your mother's words.❤

[@Darrigrande]

Your mom was right!

[@lindahouston5635]

My mother said that to me as well.

[@joelse7298]

Um.....all children look after their parents do they?

[@alidaweber1023]

Elder abuse has always been a problem. Thank you for revealing that it can happen to anyone.

[@denniscowart5590]

One reaps what one sows.

[@kimberlypatton205]

One thing I have to comment about Wallis though… she NEVER did interviews, wrote books ,embarrassed or publicly dishonored the RF. She took to staying with and having a personal life with her husband and I give her all the credit for having that sense of class and maturity. Goodness knows there was plenty she could have groused about and acted horribly about. But she maintained her dignity. RIP, now Wallis. Edit: Thanks for a humane and respectful video!

[@twingytwango6971]

Maybe she should have written a book. People might have seen history from her side of the story. Who the hell do you,think the royal family is? Do they have blue blood that’s different from everyone else’s? Are they horseshoe crabs???

[@tr2947]

She looks a lot like Meghan Markle..just a white version...

[@twingytwango6971]

@@tr2947 take your meds and wear your prescription glasses.

[@colleenporcina2303]

It was good of her but it was a much different time as well.

[@corinnedial8639]

She gave some interviews and wrote a book “ The Heart has its Reasons”

[@AnnacolleenEtters]

I've wondered for years, why she didn't return to her home. No matter how one feels about this woman's past, having others mistreat her was just evil. May she rest in peace.

[@abeal49]

she died at home. "Aging in place" is desirable but unusual for people with dementia. She had two homes: the villa in Bois de Boulogne and Le Moulin de la Tuilerie. She died in Bois de Boulogne.

[@KatjamiErosEa]

TAXES - this couple lived tax free in France, The former king left England with 10 million pounds, parlayed on the black market and laundered money in the Bahamas....If you live in the US, you have to pay taxes.

[@nanettehayakawa7628]

There is good inside of everyone. That's how I feel about Wallis and Edward. You have made such an important comment user-gu. Nice.

[@DVPerry220]

I feel the same way as you just described. Some (so called) humans have NO conscience. 🤨

[@williamhickman7525]

Her devoted butler Georges Sangre remained with the Duchess until her death. He had been in their employ for over 35 years. Rest in peace.🙏

[@pikiesmith9236]

He also carried a gun to make sure he kept all friends away from her under madame Blum s orders. He was a traitor

[@nora768]

This is disturbing how others can take advantage of a senior.

[@wyzolma99]

It's called elder abuse🤨

[@lynnerodgers4461]

Took the words out of my mouth. It happens to so many. The lawyer should have been prosecuted! No one deserves to be treated so awfully! Just step foot in most nursing homes. Listen to call bells going off while no one answers them. While staff are on their cell phones. Elders with no visitors. Then family who are ostensibly taking care of one of their own treat them the same as Wallace or worse! 😢😡

[@deborahklinlger8565]

Yes elder abuse. It's very sad & should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!!!!!!! Older people need their dignity!!!!

[@thedowagerd.2431]

The victors write history. It is possible that her lawyer Suzanne Blum protected Wallis from the intrusion of media during her slow death. IDK.

[@1957jmhiser1]

Happens more often than not.

[@AmandaWRU]

That French lawyer was evil. I'm not a fan of Wallis but to take such advantage of her in her weakness was truly nasty

[@mirtagarana2845]

Was his karma 4 pretenden is a woman

[@Vid7872]

Have lots of children. Let them duke it out. Better to have your own children fight over their father's money then others

[@korkordowuona9479]

The lawyer WAS EVIL 😈

[@jaimkaan9914]

The big hoo haa then about a royal marrying a divorcee... Charles could easily marry a divorcee, his mother even knew and tolerated the sordid love affair he could maintain even while already married himself. The destructive cheating deteriorated his marriage to Diana... Then only..angry at the victim of the infidelity...that mother dictated them to divorce. Hypocritically, the victim of the ridiculous tolerated cheating was blamed.....not dear Charlie !

[@janejones8672]

Lawyers are evil

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

My mom recently passed at 84 and was without my dad for 7 yrs and in the beginning stages of dementia. It's absolutely disgusting how many people came around to visit my mom and go through her things on the pretext of being her friends. She ended up in a care center and when there was nothing to gain, those friends never came around.

[@alanaadams7440]

Sorry for your loss

[@carlywright5127]

My thought is if there is camera evidence, turn it into a film. It can be very educational. Seeing expressions and behavior. Maybe I will do it myself. I have had enough thieves and being targeted as a younger person over the years. Opportunists abound.

[@tropicaldaze23]

I can't give your comment a thumbs up...that's just horrible and so very sad. I'm so sorry she endured that.

[@nicolelillis2077]

Our Mothers are our supporters, best friends and love us unconditionally. I'm very sorry for your loss. You obviously have a very strong bond with your Mum. It must've been so hurtful finding out what these so-called, disgusting friends were doing when visiting her. To take from someone with dementia is wicked. These terrible people were elderly too and should've shown your Mum the same friendship, decency and respect that she had always shown them. Yet, some never learn these things, regardless of their age. My beautiful Mum passed away last year and she had dementia. She called it 'the long goodbye'. It's so heartbreaking watching your loved one unable to remember you. I'll always remember Mum's kindness, cheeky humour, laughter and lovely smile. She was the life and soul of every party and such a charming lady. Our Mothers were also brave, dignified women, who grew up during WWII. Please look after yourself Cutter. Sending you healing hugs from Australia. RIP lovely lady. ☮️💖🌹

[@southernlady5085]

Same thing happened at my parents’ deaths. People acted like vultures. Mother’s accountant ripped off the family big time. Asked for right of first refusal on her home since he had “helped” out mother through the years as Father was physically incapacitated and had dementia. ( DON’T EVER AGREE TO THAT!) Mother had highly recommended I use him to get things sorted out with her estate. She even wrote his name and number on the front of her Will with directions that I should contact him first should she die. Through it all, he stayed just a hair over on the right side of the law. He convinced my elderly grandmother into giving him a number of sentimental family heirlooms, not worth a tremendous amount except to the family, one being a black marble vase that my grandmother won in a high school business science competition in the early 1900s. Even flowering bushes were removed from her yard after I had to return to work in another state! He was a deceitful, dishonest crook! And those were his good points. To anyone dealing with the death of a parent or other close relative: Don’t make any major decisions ( if possible) at least for a year after your loved one dies. You will save yourself a lot of heartache. Thought I could trust Mother’s friends. It was an awful experience and hugely painful. I have forgiven, but I won’t forget the very hard lessons learned during that unfortunate time, and I won’t make the same mistakes again. Many people will take advantage of those who are grieving. Folks, be both wise and wary when dealing with accountants, lawyers, and neighborhood “friends” during a time of grief. Don’t become an easy mark for the immoral behavior of others.

[@dianerankin1708]

My mother had a stroke in 2017. I became her primary caregiver. I promise her I would not send her to retirement so far I have kept that promise.

[@PLuMUK54]

I admire you. When my father had a stroke, I sat by his hospital bed, planning in my head, my letter of resignation as I was determined no one but me would care for him. To my lasting regret, he died the next morning. Hard as your life must be, I imagine that you would have it no other way.

[@1955annemarie]

Diane, you are a true blessing of a loving daughter!! God bless you for caring for your mom when she most needs care and protection!!! My dad was in a nursing home, and I visited nearly every day, had no schedule so they never knew when I was coming, and hot to know his caregivers, and told them how much I appreciated their hard work, but alas, my father was STILL BEATEN at least twice, once so bad he was literally peeing blood. It still kills me that I couldn't protect him, and my mother was suddenly hospitalized, and now we are told she can never go home...and I am too far away to be able to care for her, or to even ever see her again. Not being able to care for my mother is a nightmare come true. I can only hope and pray that she is treated with kindness and respect. God bless you, and please take care of YOURSELF the best that you can!!! 🙋

[@carollynnberwindscheffler398]

Bless you you can be proud of your life. You take a road less traveled not for the weak.

[@carollynnberwindscheffler398]

Yes I've seen too much abuse I'm afraid now as I age.

[@FishyFun57]

@dianarankin1708 I commend you it’s not easy looking after our elderly in modern times. Especially with the economy the way it is. My two siblings 17/15 years younger than me, who drive wouldn’t lift a finger when our 88 years old mom took seriously ill. I am severely disabled and don’t drive, mom’s care/affairs were totally left up to me. Sadly I had to put her in a nursing home in 2019’. It was 5 hrs away, it was the only one I could get her into. Luckily it was in her little town, so she knew a few of the staff. I fought for better care and a transfer to my town. Sadly by phone you’re discounted! Mom passed in 2021, my siblings didn’t lift a finger to either move her from her apt to care, or clean out her room upon her death. It was all left to a person with chronic pain and has cerebral palsy. I had to hire rides as there was no bus that went to her town. I could only get halfway by bus. Our old values of taking care of the elderly have fallen out of fashion! Coupled with the fact it takes 2 people working to support a household! It leaves a person little time to care for aging parents, especially if they have children too. I feel for you and your mom. Blessings from Canada 🇨🇦 🙏🏻🌹

[@jennifercogzell748]

Such a sad ending. Such horrible greedy people around her. To take her two dogs from her was so cruel . Thank you for this video

[@crankyoldperson6871]

Taking someone’s dogs is an unforgivable cruelty, especially when that person has lost the power of speech.

[@Tomtaylor7337]

I have to respect Wallis for not trashing the monarchy, she never 👎 said anything bad about the BRF 👍🏻

[@twingytwango6971]

Exactly!!! She knew they the British public hated her but she never fed into that hate, she didn’t give her power away.

[@tr2947]

@@twingytwango6971 lolololol like you were her bestie 🤣🤣🤣 your opinions mean zillie boo boo🐒

[@twingytwango6971]

@@tr2947 You obviously lack the intelligence to understand what is written and what is meant by what is written. Please do not speak unless you have something meaningful to say.

[@theL81Again]

The abdicated king did enough trashing of his own family. He was pure evil toward his brother.

[@lindastaunton9388]

Respect would be spelling her name correctly

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

Once one person takes total control of your life, it usually doesn’t end in your best interest. Especially a lawyer. No one deserves this abuse and theft, no matter what your opinion of Wallis is.

[@nicoledarling9646]

Or it can be viewed as karma.

[@keturaequalizer]

@@nicoledarling9646 Why karma?! Because she followed her heart and married the man she loved?! Common now! What about King Charles and Camilla?! 🤔🤐😑

[@cloudberry27]

One only has to look at what happened to Britney Spears to see how this control is still going on..

[@cloudberry27]

​@@nicoledarling9646actually she was trapped. Read every book on this subject, I mean EVERY source and I'm sure you'll conclude that she was trapped.

[@jaimkaan9914]

The big hoo haa then about a royal marrying a divorcee... Charles easily married a divorcee, his mother even knew and tolerated the sordid love affair he could maintain while already married himself. The destructive cheating deteriorated the marriage... Then only..angry at the "wicked" victim...that mother dictated them to divorce. The victim of the ridiculous tolerated cheating was blamed for exposing her cheater hubby.....

[@pjk1714]

Never had empathy for the pair but can assure there is a special place for people like Bloom. What a tragic turn of events.

[@katalinjuhasz641]

BLOOM MIT VÁRHATTAK TÖLE HOZTA A TÖRZSI MUNKÁJÁT

[@halimamohamed9074]

@@katalinjuhasz641 😂😂😂😂 I was thinking the same!

[@monichat]

Blum (pronounced Bloom)

[@anniehills3580]

Elder abuse is an ongoing tragic human behavior.😢

[@rt66vintage16]

Thank you for this respectful story on Wallis Simpson. I wonder why she didn't come back to the US after Edward passed, possibly to her relatives. She could've brought all her jewelry and valuable mementos, sell at auctions as needed. It's so sad that she suffered for ten long years.

[@anabelvargas6987]

Quizás no tenia relaciones con su familia. Se autoaislo ella misma y confío más en el personal de servicio hasta que llego la abogada aprovechada.

[@lilithsmith1290]

When you get old ,everything is easy ,becomes a task . Is not only moving around , is moving periods! And you don’t care! I know why she did not come back home , it was not home , nobody was waiting for her ,she could not relate to them. I know. I can’t go back to the old country , no body left . And the few are old and nothing in common. I am sure she was in the same boat ,regardless she sleep ,with the king!

[@azerty938]

Une amie américaine de Wallis lui avait suggéré de retourner vivre aux Etats Unis mais sa santé s'est sérieusement dégradée et cette option n'était plus possible car elle était trop malade. Et après Blum est arrivée donc ce n'était plus possible de partir vivre aux Etats Unis.

[@Vic35102]

Apparently apparently karma came for the lawyer as she ended up blind and paralysed herself

[@CatBirdFemme]

It seems there's always a blood sucking lawyer in every sad story.

[@sambo9796]

Apparently she was shocked that he de throned, she had written letters of not wanting him and definitely didn’t want to marry him but felt she had too once he announced it without speaking with her.

[@TheDriftwoodlover]

That’s good to hear that the lawyer had some payback while still on earth.

[@kimberlypatton205]

What an evil monster.

[@rayn8740]

​@@kimberlypatton205Which one, Wallis or her attorney?

[@renae9365]

She respected the Royal family. She dressed well. She never spoke ill of the RF, nor did interviews, wrote books or bad mouthed them.

[@nicoledarling9646]

What planet do you live on? She constantly called the King and Queen names, bad mouthed them quite often she didn't respect anyone but here gold digging self. Karma is a bi--h!!

[@carolethomas9808]

And she did the same for the Germans.

[@mandymckeown8625]

No internet different times . I bet she would of sang like a bird if the internet was about another nmarcle

[@WillyEckaslike]

probably still funded via the royals to keep quiet

[@mjohnson1741]

She did call the Queen mother fat multiple times.

[@LKMNOP]

I don't know if I've ever truly believed the idea that he abdicated his throne for love. For one thing he never wanted the throne because he wasn't big on responsibility although he definitely liked the perks he got from being royalty. I think, going by things that have been reported by friends of theirs or acquaintances of theirs that he was more obsessed with her then that he loved her. He seemed to need to be a bit dominated and she fulfilled that need of his.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

I think he truly adored Wallis, enough to give up everything else. Some things we'll never know. Thanks 😊

[@malcolmabram2957]

A credible book by the biographer Andrew Lownie indicated that Edward was a traitor owing to his sympathies and support of the Nazi regime. He was forced to abdicate because of this, and Wallis was a pretext for his abdication. During the war, the couple were kept out of harms way, he being the governor of the Bahamas..

[@savannahsmiles1797]

@@HistoryRoadshow obsession isn't always love...something entirely different

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

Sometimes the person we love, falling in love and the timing of it all fits everything else in both people's lives or at least one of them. That doesn't take away from either side of the whole story and situation imo 😊

[@marylouleeman591]

I agree. He was obsessed with her and according to things I have read, her not so much with him but his things and the glamour. I personally don't think he was fit to be king and he knew it. No discipline, and so forth.

[@jerseystotler3615]

I was always facinated by Wallis , but this torture was horrid by her lawyer. Thank you for such a well done presentation.

[@MsElke11]

perhaps this is why one should have children to have power of attorney

[@1955annemarie]

Yes!!! Absolutely!!! Well said!!! 😢

[@Donna-ct2gn]

I never could understand how some people love to be so punitive toward others, even to those who did behave badly. The Queen was right to show Wallis respect. A classy move on her part which demonstrates why QE2 deserves worldwide respect. No one deserves to be treated with disrespect, even Wallis Simpson. Too many vicious sadists in the world. Show compassion, not hate.

[@marygonzalez-pf7cb]

Seriously!!!This is the BEST example of reaping what you sow At the end she had $ and possessions but no friends😺

[@clivejames5058]

Trouble is Wallis wanted to be Queen and even after she lost that hope, she demanded titles, money and more money, sending her husband to beg the Queen for status jobs (which the Queen declined) and money (which the Govt capped). We now know, since certain secret documents around WWII have been released that Wallis was sleeping with the German Ambassador in the late 1930s and passing on secrets to him. Churchill and a few trusted Ministers fed her false information but could not move in as it would have meant putting the ex King on trial for treason. Both she and David were fans of Hitler. We don't mean to be punitive but when someone behaves so reprehensibly, it's not always easy.

[@ehilton96]

Wallises bestie Hitler certainly took that title, sadist that is

[@jaimkaan9914]

The queen was the summit of hypocricy....!!! The big hoo haa then about a royal marrying a divorcee... Charles could easily marry a divorcee, his mother even knew and tolerated the sordid love affair he could maintain even while already married himself. The destructive cheating deteriorated his marriage to Diana... Then only..angry at the victim of the infidelity...that mother dictated them to divorce. Hypocritically, the victim of the ridiculous tolerated cheating was blamed.....not dear Charlie !

[@marygonzalez-pf7cb]

@@jaimkaan9914 Sooo right!!!! By the way QE2 tolerated. Phillip’s galavanting all over London (and abroad) with the attitude that as long as it was undercover: fine Only when he brought her embarrassment did she intervene She couldn’t stand Wallis for embarrassing 🙈 the monarchy Diana was supposed to tolerate Charles’ behavior Apparently Open Marriage is only for royal men😜🥱😺

[@CJScrol]

Whatever kind of person Wallis-Simpson was, her attorney was a criminal & no human being should lose their rights to the con artist of that kind of attorney. 😢

[@jklmnoqr]

She was a Nazi sympathizer......

[@vialogan]

If ever there was a meaningful advertisement for estate planning, this is it.

[@dominiqueparisi4618]

I think the lawyer should go to jail for taking advantage of an elderly woman

[@paradoxicalcanons]

She died in 1994.

[@Gregory10000000000]

The lawyer should have never been born- evil!!

[@landafluit7590]

Wallace was she of Scottish origin?

[@mairaa9184]

@@landafluit7590 You spelt it wrong. It's WALLIS.

[@janejones8672]

Me too

[@wendiwonderly1419]

Growing up, I was very close to my grandparents and older members of the extended family. I went to nursing school with the intention to work with the elderly. Then I became an RN supervisor in one of the nursing homes. I have seen firsthand cases of elder exploitation leading to elder abuse. In some cases we had patients legally removed from their surroundings and placed in a nursing home to receive care, because they were being neglected. Not every patient and not every family member was easy to deal with but I can tell you firsthand that no one deserves this kind of treatment. The duchess made choices in her life that some may not agree with but nothing she did excuses the predatory behavior of her lawyer

[@lindahouston5635]

I agree! No one deserves to be treated badly and stolen from. Especially when they are so vulnerable.

[@whiteflag1000]

Well, we're all just visiting here on Earth. No matter whether rich or poor. Nobody escapes this fact.

[@E-Kat]

People who own so much must be really mad about having to leave it all behind! We're only the custodians of our possessions. It's so much better to have as little as possible as one is getting older. This is what I'm doing as it's unfair on my children to lump them with sorting my stuff. 🤗

[@Justin.Martyr]

*& you wiLL NOT Escape, the Deeep HOT PLace, in your Future!!!!*

[@Justin.Martyr]

@@E-Kat*OnLy an Ora ago, I ReaLized that I have enuff (BeLts) to Last 100years!!!* *Me? I am ALready 77 !!!!*

[@P55999]

@@E-Kat It is nice to pass on family heirlooms if you have them. I was given a mirror, my great great grandfather owned from 1800's but I don't have any children and was downsizing so I put in my lobby for someone else to enjoy. My neighbor had passed away and her family didn't come to get any of her belongings and maintenance threw everything in the garbage. I had contacted some relatives to come get the mirror and they just ignored me.

[@robbieross6646]

Greed is a terrible thing. To steal from a frail and dying woman is beneath contempt.

[@Vid7872]

She chose not have children for selfish reasons. Better to have your own children fight over their father's money then some stranger steal it (sterility is the go to excuse for women when they realize their catastrophic decision) Have all teenage girls watch this

[@msjessicahall]

She didnt need it anymore

[@robbieross6646]

@@msjessicahall Who are you to decide?

[@AmAlmostHome]

Greed is terrible, no matter age, and Wallis shared that trait.

[@carolmanning8367]

How low can people go, especially from a lawyer. As least her nurse remained loyal.

[@savannahsmiles1797]

attorney's aren't your friend they are there merely for billable hours.

[@Agapy8888]

Lawyer took over her life. Didn’t allow to see her friends. Not nice.

[@Vid7872]

If Wallace had children, none of this would've happened. Better to have your own children fight over their father's money than it be stolen by some stranger. ALL childless women will be vulnerable to this end in life. This should be required viewing for all high school girls. (she wasn't sterile, she just didn't want to admit she made a catastrophic decision)

[@s.peters2866]

Lawyers are bottom feeders

[@ehilton96]

carolmanning8367 Her nurse was more loyal to her than Wallis and Edward were to their country. They were nazi sympathisers who had meetings with hitler. They were sent to the Bahamas during the war to keep them betraying their country.

[@cmw611]

Did the lawyer ever get in trouble for what she did? It's a shame if she didn't, no one deserves what happened to Wallis.

[@virginiaviola5097]

Except for maybe Wallis. 12 million people died in concentration and work camps under her beloved Hitler and his beloved ( to her) Nazi regime. And then there is all the lives lost on both sides due to the war. It was Wallis’ love and support of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich that saw the pair sent into permanent exile, and with no further connection or duties, either at home or abroad, for Edward, The Duke of Windsor, at the conclusion of WW2. In truth, I would suffer my karma on earth before I died, and then have peace, than suffer for eternity after death.

[@nicoledarling9646]

@@virginiaviola5097 Exactly, she and Edward were hoping Hitler would get rid of the King so they could take over, despicable. Karma indeed.

[@katherinethegreat]

Hitler did not appear from a vacuum & was a saviour to the poor,broken,displaced & starving during the decade after WW1. So,do you h8 all the German people that believed in Hitler BEFORE he became an antisemitic dopefiend, lost his mind & went full on evil,too? Who do you think introduced Wallis to Hitler? The Prince of Wales did. Jews were NOT being killed during that time. Is it that the attorney was Jewish & so, revenge makes her elder abuse okay? YOUR ignorance,misogyny & racism are on full display.

[@kookietherapy9398]

Perhaps you should read the bible and find out how that works.

[@mfredcourtney5876]

Yes! What happened to her? Why didn't the priest call attention to the situation? She died without anyone who really cared and that's the saddest part.

[@ask-128]

this story is similar to many people who get old...have no family....run out of money...and suffer from dementia and old age.....sad

[@DoloresHo-qf1mm]

That's my greatest worry.

[@terrylovesenegal]

Crooks abusing vulnerable people are the worst of the worst. Very sad end.

[@YouSimon1000]

Wallis did not die in a slum, but in the Paris mansion she had shared with the Duke on the Bois de Boulogne.

[@JalaKamal]

What he really meant is that the room was in a state of disarray that look like a slum. The money was short because the lawyer constantly stilling. And there was no confort for her.

[@YouSimon1000]

@@JalaKamal I agree. From what I've read, it unclear whether Ms. Blum had hired any caregivers for Wallis in her last year. I would hope so, but it may have come down to just the hired help, butler Georges Sanegre and his wife Ophelia. I'm sure whoever it was did the best they could, given the circumstances.

[@northernlights8126]

The very same mansion that Diana and Dodi visited on their last day on earth.Owned by Al Fayed at that time.

[@haiminh4263]

When you are sick and can't take care of yourself and no one cares about you because you were nasty to them, your space is like a slum in disarray and smelly from urine. Happened to my narcistic father.

[@amarshmuseconcepta6197]

​@@northernlights8126 🎯 Rituals of a death cult.

[@wyzolma99]

What that "lawyer" did was criminal. All sales made by her should be deemed ss such....Anyone who bought her belongings is in receipt of stolen goods....yet another crime 😡

[@rosemadore446]

Elizabeth Taylor bought a piece of her jewelry

[@elainepaterson5310]

I have read so many different versions of Wallis Simpson, so much so that it’s impossible to pin down her true character. However, her final years were heartbreaking, and I’m sure she didn’t deserve to be treated so disgracefully.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

It's a tragic story, yet one that should be known by more. Thanks Elaine 😊

[@yves2694]

If you can find it read her Autobiography. She holds nothing back, including details of her first two marriages. She could not have penetrative sex. The duke also had physical problems in that area, I think that's part of the reason he clung to her.

[@elainepaterson5310]

@@yves2694 Thank you - I’ll try and track that down!

[@LindaStoronsky-yk4df]

Wallis never wrote an autobiography.she supposedly suffered from androgen insensitivity syndrome. Wallis had rude nick names for the royal family. She was not a classy person but vulgar. The English press was not free to print this gossip years ago.

[@christinadoyle1134]

Wallis is so like Megan markle the nose so like her god love her rip

[@sydnidowney3598]

I have no more sadness for her than for any other elderly human being who is used and abused by individuals or by a society who has no care or respect for them. This happens way too often in this world......our "THROW AWAY CIVILIZATION.

[@marygonzalez-pf7cb]

Especially if you choose to go against a major monarchy😮 Sorry not sorry She alienated herself from anyone who would have supported her If you believe the queen didn’t know you are very foolish 😅😢Sad though it may be she made her bed exceedingly hard😺

[@Vid7872]

She had no kids. Better to have your own children fight over their father's money than some stranger steal it. This should be required viewing for all high school girls

[@ginaspurlding8590]

@@marygonzalez-pf7cb well the queen/Phillip and family members got payback in spades from Harry&Meg's....

[@Justin.Martyr]

*I Live in a Sr. Center!!! & I have NO Sympathy for the EviLViLeHags !!!!*

[@P55999]

@@Vid7872Just because you have children there is no guarantee they will be there for you in your old age. Also some parents out live their children. What should be taught in schools is how the importance of a will and insurance for old age.

[@janerichman3100]

Beautifully written and compassionately narrated.

[@wyzolma99]

And the sad thing was, acvording to a recently discovered letter, Wallis never wanted to marry Edward. She wouldve been happy to remain his mistress. It seems Edward chucked a right royal tantrum to get his own way & Wallis probably felt trapped.

[@Shazzadut1]

True. She begged him not to abdicate and said she wouldn’t marry him. He then threatened to commit suicide if she left him, so she was trapped into marrying him. And of course after the scandal she could hardly then divorce him.

[@shellytracy5396]

She bot stuck eith him, and was trapped

[@marilyntaylor9577]

I agree. He seemed like a spoiled brat who wanted to play and travel rather than be king. Not counting his crush on Hitler.

[@martinham1409]

She could have left. She never acknowledged social conventions any other time.

[@linaleblanc8288]

I have so much sympathy for the way this woman was treated. An old lady, sick and alone 😢 I pray she's at peace. Poor old thing

[@Vid7872]

She chose not to have children. None of this would've happened if she had children. There is no fiercer a guardian than your own offspring even if it's solely to protect their father's money. This should be required viewing for all high school girls.

[@ehilton96]

She was a nazi sympathiser who had meetings with hitler. They had to be sent away during the war to the Bahamas to stop the trouble making I dontt think she deserved much sympathy, by all accounts she was cruel to Edward and made him very unhappy.

[@FishyFun57]

@@Vid7872 She was intersexed and couldn’t have normal procreative sex. It’s a rare condition, it’s why Queen Elizabeth 2 still would have come to the throne in 1972.

[@ladylove2310]

@@Vid7872 did it ever occur to you that she couldn’t have children? She was married three times and zero children produced. And from the sounds of how David was in life, and her first husband who was an abuser, I think it for the best.

[@Anita-rq9ev]

She had a priviledged life or at least it seemed so (who knows how she really felt for being held responsible for Edwards abdication), but her final years were sad. Very well presented Jon 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

No matter what went before, she didn't deserve this! Thanks Anita 😊

[@Anita-rq9ev]

@@HistoryRoadshow true 😔

[@savannahsmiles1797]

@@HistoryRoadshow Karma....and Haz's wife will probably end up the same

[@Celticmist-qz6ve]

She was much too clever

[@LindaKing-nq6ut]

Edward wanted to abdicate..he was a playboy who didn’t want the responsibility that goes with being king & he wanted Wallis because she was different being American..spoke her mind..he liked that about her…unfortunately,they became outcasts & lived a somewhat lonely life in the end

[@justinedevreede7192]

Whoever thought after all the scandal that Wallis would outclass Meghan. She didn't trash her or her husbands family.

[@bestofnature-h7i]

@@justinedevreede7192 be civil towards Meghan.

[@terribell6697]

That is being civil towards Megan

[@WestCoastCanuck]

@@justinedevreede7192 If you're not trash then you e nothing to worry about.

[@Serenityblu23]

She actually did and even wrote a book about it.

[@KathleenPatterson-d7s]

@@justinedevreede7192 She wasn't black.

[@jhfdhgvnbjm75]

The more I learn about the queen mother the less I like her, she ostracized Wallis Simpson, cut off Lionel Logue (The kings speech therapist and a close friend of her husband) She wanted to stop the marriage of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth, and she DID stop the marriage of Charles and Camilla leaving a blight on both their lives for years.

[@mandymckeown8625]

Yep evil woman and a narcissist

[@TinaButcher-r6m]

Very nasty woman

[@denniscowart5590]

Nope, she was no Mother Teresa, but she correctly cut off Wallis and should have ensured elimination of all funding after her husband's death.

[@charlottesometimes2364]

Every documentary I've seen about Wallis is usually based around the controversy surrounding Edwards abdication. This is very interesting, extremely tragic, and something I was completely unaware of. Thank you

[@christinetitus6388]

I did not know that her later years were marked by exploitation & sadness. Truly no one should have to suffer in this way. Bloom was truly horrible to her when Wallis was at here most vulnerable. Thanks Jon your presentation was excellent

[@Vid7872]

Children would have prevented this but she made the catastrophic decision to not to have any. (sterility is the excuse used when they regret what they did) Better to have your own children fight over their father's money than some stranger steal it. Show this to all young women you know

[@FishyFun57]

@@Vid7872 She couldn’t conceive as she was intersexed. It’s the current term.

[@earthcat]

This documentary is the first time I have ever been moved to sympathy for Wallis.

[@florinelenaradamilea]

Me too.

[@Vid7872]

She chose not to have children. She didn't think that having her own children fight over their father's money would be safer than leaving it open for a stranger to steal. No one will protect you like your own offspring even if it's solely to guard their inheritance.

[@watthaile2053]

​@@Vid7872😅 it wasn't necessarily her choice, she wasn't anatomically suited to childbearing.

[@jklmnoqr]

Somehow, I have reason to believe that she wouldn't have been as sympathetic to others considering that she was a Nazi sympathizer.😡

[@SpiritAnimal1212]

It’s interesting that David’s mother was cold and lacked maternal feeling. I believe psychologically that David was attracted to Wallis the same way adult children of alcoholics get into relationships with alcoholic partners. It could have been that David was unintentionally creating the same familial relationship and looking for the love and attention in Wallis, the same way he looked for it from his mother and could never get.

[@anthonywilliams9852]

David once mentioned that his mother was so cold that her blue blood flowed through her ice cold veins...but funnily enough he kept a huge painting of her staring at him at their living room at their Bois de Boulogne mansion in Paris.

[@TinaButcher-r6m]

His brother also married a mother substitute in Elizabeth Bowes Lyons, all of the children grew up carrying trauma either through anorexia, stammering, temper outbursts and extreme anxiety. That's why I don't accept Elizabeth saying the abdication killed her husband. Stress from childhood and chainsmoking through high anxiety all of his life killed him

[@SpiritAnimal1212]

@@TinaButcher-r6m agreed 💯

[@bessieknox]

I bet nobody thought a decade after her death that they'd be burying Princess Diana!😮😮

[@mikalasimpson7789]

People seem to misunderstand, it was not a position she wanted to be in. The lady was trapped. She grew to resent her situation

[@marygonzalez-pf7cb]

Please she was initially exactly where she wanted to be Also it was Edwards ides to abdicate The fact that he and the situation she had manipulated didn’t work out as she hoped was due to her foolish grasp for prominence She just chose the wrong family😺

[@rosemarybaxter9120]

I read that the reason Wallis referred to the Queen Mother as Cookie was that she believed the QM’s real mother was Marguerite, the family’s French cook. The Queen Mother’s middle name is Marguerite.

[@E-Kat]

Nooo! So it does mean that this do royal blood was significantly diluted! 🤣

[@davidjones8093]

WS married Edward and the QM didn't, maybe that contributed towards a sour relationship between the two??

[@Vic35102]

As I am sad no one deserved what she went through during her final years David would been appalled To know how the woman he loved was being treated during her final years

[@snowysnowyriver]

Given that she supported Nazism and Hitler's beliefs, I have zero sympathy for her. She colluded with plans to replace Edward as King once the UK had been invaded. The reason why the Windsors were sent out to (what was then called) The Bahamas and Edward appointed Governor there, was to remove them *both* from contacts on the Continent. Simpson had a wide circle of fascist friends and she used those contacts to try and further Edward's sphere of influences. Time, rosy romanticism and half-informed pieces like this video, have dulled the threat that this perfidious couple posed to the freedom of the UK and the (then) Empire. Edward was the ultimate Traitor King and his wife was his loyal aide.

[@mandymckeown8625]

Another nmarcle different times with no internet . Imagine if internet was about then we would have never heard the end of it . And Edward was spineless as well . She tested him awfully and he wasn’t strong enough to stand up to her whew have we heard that before . Yep no sadness she got out of life what she put in nothing

[@snowysnowyriver]

@@mandymckeown8625 💯🎯

[@marianfrances3057]

@@mandymckeown8625. Wallace was overbearing American but markle is evil.

[@misscoutts6193]

David must have made provisions for her widowhood but someone went against his wishes. Once he was gone she had no one to defend her.

[@ariellegabriel]

Wallis was quite a decent person...she was well spoken of by her husbands and friends and never said a bad word about others.

[@diegofel99]

Especially their Nazi friends spoke very well of Wallis and her husband

[@ehilton96]

Decent. She and Edward were Nazi sympathisers and had meetings with hitler

[@moirabillinge185]

I wasn't aware of how Wallis Simpson spent the last years of her life. How very sad. She didn't deserve to to live in such isolation, squalor and deprivation. May she now rest in peace. Amen.

[@theresalaux5655]

Wow that was terrible for her. She didn't deserve it. That Bloom chick was a piece of work😢 As always great video Jon! 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Blum certainly made sure she carved out a small fortune on the back of Wallis. Thank you Theresa 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Whatever went on previously, she didn't deserve her end like this. Thank you, Anita 😊

[@linushahs396]

Did not deserve it? She was a bloody nazi

[@theodorathompson2034]

Chick?

[@usagi18]

Nobody deserves it. Even when the people taking control of your life has your best interest at heart (dementia/ Alzheimers), feels like torture. I dont even want to imagine when they just want to take advantage of your situation, and Wallis was no fool, I'm sure she did notice it, but there was nothing she could do, and that must have been hell.

[@lablackzed]

Never trust lawyers to run your affairs never.

[@happytoday333]

You left out a fairly large part of the duke and duchess' actions after the abdication.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

I've never been a fan of Simpson from a historical perspective. I think it was cruel of her to fob off most of the care of her husband to aides and servants but rarely seeing him... even ignored him as he called out for him in his last days. Then it seemed to come back around to her. Everything you do to others will come back to you.

[@gv1967]

Karma found her.

[@vasanthajennings8653]

Feel so sad for Wallis. I have been reading about her. There has been a lot of lies and fabrication about her. What a bad lawyer she had, who died blind and paralysed!

[@sarabrines3608]

A few years ago I saw a documentary saying that Edward loved Wallis Simpson WAY more than she loved him. Edward allegedly threatened to unalive himself if she wasn’t with him.

[@rebeccalevy5493]

There is no such word as "unalive" - I believe you mean kill (ie. suicide)

[@trishsiprell6996]

He apparently threatened to slit his throat. She cdn't be responsible for that, so she agreed to marry him. Ernest Simpson let himself be 'caught' in a hotel room with another woman to give her grounds for a divorce. There was a "gentleman's agreement" between Mr. Simpson and the King. It was all quite civilized. According to Mrs. Simpson's letters, she regretted the marriage and felt trapped. She begged E8 not to abdicate, to no avail. Very sad.

[@sarabrines3608]

@rebeccalevy5493 you are correct. I used unalived to avoid being flagged, and to avoid triggering anyone.

[@dianemcgowens26]

Her love letters were published to her ex husband

[@roselee4445]

​@@rebeccalevy5493it's written to avoid being deleted by internet police

[@anastasia10017]

you would think that the BRF would have ordered that someone from the British embassy had to stop in once a week to check up on her.

[@lobstermash]

Friends did try to check up on her but were not allowed into the house. It is difficult to force your way in past the staff, especially if you don't know whether it is true that Wallis is forbidden visitors by her doctor. I agree with the commenters here who say Blum should have been prosecuted for what she did. No chance of that in a French court though.

[@browneyedgirl9754]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marianfrances3057]

@@lobstermash. Why what has a French court got to do with elder abuse. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@lobstermash]

@@marianfrances3057 Blum was very well known in Parisian legal circles - lots of friends and contacts. Would a judge stick his or her neck out for an old American, widow of an English aristocrat? In any case the abuse would be difficult to establish - no obvious physical abuse, just excluding all visitors, which Blum could blame on the doctor. The possible fraud would also be difficult to prove. The house staff would support Blum.

[@jandrews6254]

Maybe the embassy of the US could have done so since she was a US citizen

[@karenmariecraig5619]

Watch the documentary called Wallis Simpson Letter. She did not want to marry Edward. And she grew to loathe him refusing to be at his bedside when he died. He did love her but she never loved him. She was doing everything she could to get out of the marriage but went through with it in the end.

[@mandymckeown8625]

I think she was a narcissist like Megan markle except no internet she would have sang like a bird if the internet was about then . She died how she lived hollow angry and bitter

[@vajee5]

I believe she and her second husband liked the privilege of keeping company with the duke. She was gladly accepting jewelry from the duke and her husband approved. But the couple’s manipulation went too far when Edward fell hopelessly in love with her and threatened suicide. Then her husband retreated.

[@anthonywilliams9852]

​@@vajee5quite right.

[@juliemensah5604]

They the BRF just hated Wallis Simpson because she wasn’t American and also divorced woman , but now look who is talking ???? They even married their mistress divorcees and they are alllllllllll divorced. Hahahaaaaaa.

[@anthonywilliams9852]

@@juliemensah5604 she was American.

[@dianebays5484]

That Bloom woman seemed like a real piece of work.

[@ordemprogresso5775]

It's BLUM. Look up the origins of the family.... No further comment

[@jomama5186]

What a shame. Very sad. What a sick lawyer

[@CatBirdFemme]

No heros among these folks. Still, a pitiful end for Wallis.

[@Vid7872]

If Wallace had children, none of this would've happened. Better to have your own children fight over their father's money than it be stolen by some stranger. ALL childless women will be vulnerable to this end in life. This should be required viewing for all high school girls

[@angelwingz892]

No judgement on her from me. May her soul find peace.

[@NJ-Cathie]

She had family in Baltimore MD. She did not need to live like this.

[@zzzbbbooo]

When she was ill? She no longer had close family in Baltimore. She hadn't lived there for DECADES.

[@user-jt9nw9RDMF]

Power in the hands of criminal minds= GREED. My heart goes out to her.

[@Flo1918]

It is very sad...but the ones that do harm to others forget that they themselves will be in the same situation at their last living times...I've seen this happen

[@vajee5]

Reminds me of how Doris Duke was taken advantage of by her butler. He kept her isolated and drugged. He didn’t live long after she died.

[@Dzanarika1]

Butlers, lawyers serve as handlers.

[@lessbs]

I would love to know what happened to Miss. Bloom.

[@jeffpagan7735]

Guess lawyers aren't trustworthy

[@nancymarshall6014]

I cared for for my mother and two young girls..and quit my job to do so. The best thing my mother told me ( you are a good daughter) that in its self ..was better than any gift of money.

[@blankiki]

She had class and dignity. She actually said about writing a book: “ I have no plans of writing a book.I think is the most dreadful thing to do.” It’s so sad how she was abused in her most vulnerable years.

[@marquamfurniture]

She was a notorious grifter. Couturiers and Jewelers loaned her clothes and jewels which she 'forgot' to return. Never paid for her own lunch when dining with the Swans. ("Oops, I left my checkbook at home.") In short, a world class user.

[@julieatkin3188]

She had her maid travel back to France from Spain with special permission from Hitler to get a swimsuit whilst brave men were being blown to bits and drowned on Dunkirk beach , whilst her husband plotted with a Tyrant to to take over the throne ...very dignified

[@ehilton96]

@blankiki she and Edward were nazi sympathisers and had meetings with hitler. They had to be sent to the Bahamas during the war to keep them out of the way

[@rustyhowe3907]

@@marquamfurniture Oof I wonder if this build up of poor reputation helped her get into her predicament in her final years?

[@Water_is_Sacred777]

Her husband David did write a memoir, which he should have titled No Spare.

[@trishphillips-johnson2500]

I never knew anything but the last years. Great video yet again, Jon.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks as always Trish 😊

[@Scarle118]

Wallis had a better end than most of us in old age, without her security and comforts

[@terrigodmother]

So true. What use would her valuables have been to her at that point anyway.

[@zzzbbbooo]

Not really.

[@nmartin5551]

So Wallis and Edward never went on a World Wide Privacy Tour!!

[@marianfrances3057]

No not at all, but they did travel the world. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@rhondaroberts2223]

Excellent presentation and narration. Thank you!❤

[@lcg5790]

Wallis was able to stay in her home, employing servants and a lawyer. Many widows are not as lucky.

[@FishyFun57]

Sometimes staying alone and feeble in your own home can also be dreadful.

[@lcg5790]

@@FishyFun57 Yes, I guess with all the time in the world to relive terrible life choices. Was she so disabled that she couldn't have done some light charity work or such?

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

Wtf is wrong with you? You've gotta be french.

[@Sunshine-se6yn]

Thank you for this outstanding and respectful documentary. Their love will live forever.

[@janetnorton6598]

Love?! He was obsessed, and she was trapped and eventually bitter.

[@emorel48]

I also remember when they went to be wined and dined by the Nazi’s.

[@debh5780]

I’m glad she was laid to rest by her husband . I do think her name should have been mentioned at her funeral. 😮 That French lawyer should be prosecuted .

[@natsmith1272]

I think the fact they had dealings with hitler said something the full extent we will never know

[@kristinepark214]

That was Coco chanel

[@denniscowart5590]

Oh, but we do know.

[@TheLsd76]

What a life... such troubled soul & destiny. Yet in the end, unlike what we see from others today, she was a dignified person, so I respect that.

[@louisemccoy9410]

The World owes her a ton of debt. ! She removed the King to Be from what could have been tragic for the Monarchy and the World !!

[@jomama5186]

Terrible, that she was basically robbed by her lawyer. All her jewelery had sentimental meanings to them. I doubt she would have given them away to her lawyer. And she went unpunsihed ? Wow. Terrible.

[@ninavongunten122]

Her belongings should be tracked and returned to her estate. I am sure there are still living relatives, cousins, etc. who are related to Wallis such as the Merrymans', Warfields' who still live in Maryland. Otherwise, her collection should be donated to the Maryland Historical Society to be placed on display. Surely, Blum kept a record of sales of these items and names of the buyers.

[@saucydragonfly]

@@ninavongunten122Her belongings were auctioned off famously in the early 80s and much of the profits were used to pay off the massive debts left by Edward and Wallis to the French government and of course people expect her lawyer to work for free. This video is filled with misinformation

[@ninavongunten122]

@saucydragonfly More than a year ago, there was a report out that her lawyer was taking things from Wallis while she was sick and still alive.

[@northernlights8126]

A very sympathetic portrait of the Duchess of Windsor.❤️

[@denniscowart5590]

Most undeserving.

[@NYouTubeFan4ever123]

Thank you for sharing. Their story has always fascinated me.

[@ericaj.m.1780]

How very very sad. I remember my parents discussing her. Thank you for this interesting and informative video. May she rest in peace beside her husband the once King

[@dreamweaver9811]

It was David The duke of Windsor who called her cookie, because the queen mother's mother was the cook at Glamis Castle, Read The book written by Lady Colin Campbell On The queen Elizabeth the queen mother. The queen mother wanted to marry David and she was passed over long before Wallis was in the picture but queen Elizabeth the queen mother was not the sweet kind lady we thought.

[@valerieneal2747]

THE QUEEN MOTHER WAS A HORRID PERSON. THE ONLY ONE SHE DOTED ON WAS PRINCE CHARLES; SHE SPOILED HIM AND ENCOURAGED THE AFFAIR OF CAMILLA AND CHARLES WHEN HE WAS MARRIED TO PRINCESS DIANA.

[@marieslabbert6009]

I wonder is the awful lawyer, Suzanne Blum, ever faced any consequences for stripping the Dutchess of all her legal powers and her possessions.

[@chigozieakunne1044]

That's why we need to tell our story ourselves. No one can tell our story truthfully without an element of bias

[@annmolloy8600]

Cookie, according to what I’ve read, referred to her possibly being the daughter of a French cook her father had a dalliance with when his wife was not advised to have any more children.

[@carolethomas9808]

Her husband “dallied” for good reason. She was opposed to the physical side of marriage. She followed David around like a puppy but he preferred slim ladies, not ones with padding. Maybe if she had married David she would have found the physical side of marriage more appealing.

[@iconsnart]

Nicknames are abusive not cute. This doesnt credit ms Simpson 😢

[@marianfrances3057]

@@iconsnart. They were talking about Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.

[@iconsnart]

@@marianfrances3057 ok, its still not cool 😆

[@PAS_2020]

The moral of this story is, have kids. Have a few - probably one of them will turn out OK. While children will also rip off their parents, at least the stuff stays in the family and maybe one good kid will make sure you maintain some dignity in the end.

[@lilithsmith1290]

My dear you made me laugh . Have kids several! It happen I agree with you 100%.

[@beanyboomer5391]

@@lilithsmith1290 made me laugh too!!! I had five children, and couldn’t have said it better. 🤪

[@jenniferhart559]

Be kind and loving to the kids so they'll WANT to help.

[@FishyFun57]

She was barren as she was intersexed, so couldn’t have children. Not everyone can have children or children surviving parents. No guarantee in life. Sadly her riches couldn’t help her. The only true wealth is health.

[@P55999]

Having kids is no guarantee that fortunate remains in the family. Most fortunes only last one generation unless your old money.

[@DORCASBILOG]

History have one piece of good story from this wonderful lady. She was a graceful and learned lady through and through.

[@irinaryabicheva2739]

How incredibly high she has risen is probably how terrifying the ending is. I'm sorry about what happened, I would like a happy ending for this fairy tale. I was glad to know that the Queen was so kind to her and shed tears at the funeral. Thank you very much for this video ❤

[@elizabethclaiborne6461]

This was no fairy tale. Wallis was trapped. She had to marry the guy and stay with him after the abdication.

[@marianfrances3057]

The queen did Wallace no favours!!!!!🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@richardshiggins704]

Very interesting and very sad . I sincerely hope that Blum was held to account for her unprofessional behaviour . RIP .

[@SarahMacKinnon-e2f]

Excellent presentation, thank you 🙏

[@jennypalmer331]

What a horrible human being Blum was.. May Wallis and her husband now both RIP

[@doriszelaya1230]

So very sorry to learn her tragic end at the hands of unscrupulous lawyer, I pray she finally found peace at her passing to be reunited to her beloved husband! Is only fair to wish them both happiness in there hereafter🥲💞

[@Vid7872]

Have children and let them fight over their father's money instead of some stranger

[@secretwatcher9922]

I can remember someone selling photos of her sick & dying in her own bed. These photos were published in Australia's Newidea or Woman's Day magazine, both are vile lying gossip mags. At the time I was only young & still in primary school but even then I thought it was dreadful.

[@pikiesmith9236]

I saw those pictures in the national enquirer as a teenager...started my interest in her..a long range photographer took the picture..it is said her windows were never allowed to be open again ..ordered by bitch Blum

[@Vid7872]

This is what you risk if you don't have children. No fiercer a guardian than children waiting for their father's inheritance. They deserve to fight over it and some stranger. Have children

[@pikiesmith9236]

@@Vid7872 you are so right. She couldn't have children though but could have adopted

[@johnlantvet6439]

Look what Brooke Actors son and his wife did to her

[@Vic35102]

bloom Was nothing more. Then advantage taking parasite. Whatever you may think of wallace she did not deserve that not by any means David would have been very upset At the fact that the women he loved and gave up the throne for was being treated in that sort of manner Again whatever you may think of this woman She did not deserve what she went through

[@HistoryRoadshow]

No one desreves the treatment she succumbed too, it's a harrowing story. Thanks Vic 😊

[@MariaEvaMerta]

I do not think absolutely nothing bad about Wallis Simpson -- I do believe she tried to avoid this marriage realizing that she is not really welcomed as a member of RF .. or even the country -- I think she was a very honest person -- She didn't want to be a reason for anyone to cause them to suffer -- specifically the Duke -/ Certainly she was not a gold digger .. What bothers me is the behaviour of Royal family :: abandonment , indifference -- lack of empathy and lack of simple not really demanding help and interest -- It would be a great relief for the world if the Royal Family would show her sympathy ,, understanding and help after the DUKE's death -- I would never consider blaming her for anything -- This was love and if ever anyone tried to entrap the other it was not the Wallis Simpson -- that person was the DUKE !!! ............

[@MariaEvaMerta]

Yess .. I do believe the Royal Family was heartless and they should help her after the death of the Duke -- Money wasn't the object -- just showing her some sympathy ❤️‍🩹 , interest -- help , send her someone to protect her from the crooks -- That would possibly scare the Susan Blum the crook

[@Vid7872]

If Wallace had children, none of this would've happened. Better to have your own children fight over their father's money than it be stolen by some stranger. ALL childless women will be vulnerable to this end in life. This should be required viewing for all high school girls

[@valerieneal2747]

@@Vid7872 NOT ALL FEMALES WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN; AND I RESPECT WOMEN WHO DO NOT ALLOW 'SOCIETY' TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEM FEEL 'LESS THAN' IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN.

[@cberry6751]

“Cookie” was the name Elizabeth’s mother was called because she was born of a French cook…as well as her younger brother.

[@marianfrances3057]

Didn’t know about the younger brother. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@cberry6751]

@@marianfrances3057 I just wonder why only Campbell has written about it…and also the artificial insemination, using Bertie’s sperm… I didn’t know was available in the 1920s. I’m sure the Royals were upset with such details being leaked by Lady Campbell!

[@cberry6751]

The queen mother “cookie” & her younger brother were the only two born much later than their siblings. Lady Strathmore had full knowledge & wanted more children, but after so many, she’d been advised against it. Why would they have ever imagined that these two children’s real mother would have been exposed?

[@TinaButcher-r6m]

That's a myth which has gained traction since the 1990s, David named her cookey because of her thick waist and bosom

[@CrazyCarmenMirada]

She had dementia and was looked after by people that denied her visitors. She was married when they met and started “dating”. Her private diaries indicate she lived an extravagant lifestyle partially supported by her aunt and then later she and Edward lived off other people’s generosity. I mean really? She pretended not to want to be Queen but her diaries are pretty transparent. If they lived in today’s society, she WOULDVE been Queen, crown and all as there aren’t many people with morals left.

[@bess9265]

How sad for her no one deserves to be so abused by another...