Thelma, Viscountess Furness, was born on 23 August 1904 as Thelma Morgan, the daughter of Harry Hays Morgan Sr. and Laura Delphine Kilpatrick, in Switzerland. She had a twin sister named Gloria, a sister named Consuelo and a brother named Harry. From her father’s first marriage, she also had two half-sisters. Thelma and her twin [read more]
Read part one here. In December 1941, the United States was dragged into the Second World War with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Early the following year, there were rumours of German U-boats in the Caribbean, and several shipwrecked crews indeed came ashore and were brought to Nassau, where Wallis oversaw their care. A large [read more]
In the morning of 17 August 1940, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in Nassau, where the Duke was to act as Governor-General. Before their arrival, King George VI had sent a telegram with the following instructions to the officials, “You are no doubt aware that a lady when presented to HRH The Duke [read more]
“Any woman who has been loved as I have been loved, and who, too, has loved, has experienced life in its fullness. To this I must add one qualification, one continuing regret: I have never known the joy of having children of my own.” The childlessness of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor has led [read more]
Read part two here. The Queen Mother and Wallis did not come face to face again until 1967 when both attended the dedication of a memorial plaque to Queen Mary outside Marlborough House. The Queen Mother at first refused to attend if Wallis was invited, but she eventually relented, and to the public, it appeared [read more]
Read part one here. As the Windsors tried to find their footing in a new world, international tensions rose to a boiling point. On 1 September 1939, Poland was attacked by the Nazis. The Duke sent a pleading cable to Hitler that he should not embark on a war. Hitler replied that he had no [read more]
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