Why did King Edward VIII have to abdicate while Charles can become King while married to a divorcee? (And in Charles’s case, also being a divorcee himself!) In January 1936, the Prince of Wales succeeded his father, King George V and not only became King but also Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of [read more]
While Wallis spent the majority of her royal life outside of the United Kingdom, that did not prevent her from wearing some of the most fashionable items during her time. Wallis was always on top of the current trends and even ahead of her time in some instances. For example, Vogue reported how when most [read more]
Read part one here. Her marriage with Marmaduke ended in 1933 in divorce on the grounds of adultery – his, not hers. Marmaduke had not wanted to cite a member of the royal family as a correspondent. The divorce did not mean that Thelma intended to marry the Prince; she held no such fantasies. In [read more]
Thelma Furness, 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 [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]
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