And then of course, there was Wallis Simpson. The American socialite married King Edward VIII in 1937, but because she had been twice divorced, she was considered an inappropriate spouse for the ...

Today marks 39 years since Wallis Simpson, the woman who became Duchess of Windsor after King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry her, died at the age of 89. She played a notorious role in ...

The legend of King Edward VIII and his abdication has filled a thousand books and inspired countless films, TV documentaries and stage plays. But the story of how Wallis Simpson cheated on Britain ...

Wallis Simpson "never loved King Edward VIII" who famously abdicated the British throne, according to a former royal butler ...

King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson - the American actress divorcee whom he famously abdicated to marry - left England in a scandal of their own, following his decision to renounce the throne in 1936.

King Edward VIII caused a constitutional crisis in 1936 when the newly-crowned monarch made clear his intention to marry Wallis Simpson. But why exactly was Wallis a controversial pick for Edward ...

While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may first come to mind, this story follows the just-as-compelling royal saga some 88 years prior between Wallis Simpson and then-King Edward VIII. Plunging the ...

Related: Wallis Simpson, 'Convenient Scapegoat': Inside the 'Annihilating Burden' of King Edward's Love Though the abdication was Edward’s decision, it was Wallis who took the lion’s share of ...

King Edward VIII, Harry's great-granduncle, gave up the throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1936. Both Markle and Simpson found themselves at the center of constant scrutiny from the British press.

Queen Elizabeth rejected her uncle King Edward VIII's last wish to have his wife, Wallis Simpson, styled as Her Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor's former nurse alleges in a new documentary.

Wallis Simpson. Wallis, an American, was twice divorced when King Edward VIII chose her over the British throne, abdicating on Dec. 11, 1936 and eventually marrying her the next year, on June 3 ...