In the summer of 1971, the Duke began to lose his voice. He had been a regular smoker for many years, and it was perhaps no surprise that doctors discovered a tumour in his throat in the autumn. Wallis later said, “I told him to stop smoking all those cigarettes. We had some friends who [read more]
Read part one here. The continued quest Wallis later wrote, “The distinction did not seem particularly important to me. David (Edward) had given up the most exalted of titles. It hardly seemed worthwhile to me to quibble over a distinction in a lesser one. But nothing in the aftermath of the Abdication hurt David more [read more]
“This most flagrant act of discrimination in the whole history of our dynasty.” On 27 May 1937, just a few days before Wallis and Edward were due to be married, a letter arrived from King George VI with “not very good news.” Edward then learned that while Wallis would become Duchess of Windsor upon marriage, [read more]
Read part one here. Queen Mary is perhaps most remembered in the tale of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor as the one at whose insistence the style of Her Royal Highness was withheld from the Duchess. King George VI had promised his brother that Wallis would take her rightful place in the family; the [read more]
Queen Mary (born Mary of Teck) was the wife of King George V of the United Kingdom and the mother of King Edward VIII. As such, she was the mother-in-law of the Duchess of Windsor, but she never accepted Wallis and barely acknowledged her. Their first meeting happened before Wallis was even involved with the [read more]
A set of gold rosary beads carried by Mary, Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587 are among treasures worth more than £1m stolen in a raid at Arundel castle. Other items include coronation cups given by Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Earl Marshal and several gold and silver items. The items were [read more]
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