The Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Tour of Germany 1937
In October 1937, the German government paid for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to visit Germany. They went against the advice of the British […]
Wallis Simpson
Mary of Teck – A lifetime of gracious service (Part five)
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. George’s health remained a cause for concern and the […]
Queen Elizabeth II – The Early Years (Part one)
The future Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40 am on 21 April 1926 as the daughter of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and the future King George […]
Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy by Andrew Morton Book Review
Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl […]
Magda Lupescu and the abdication of King Carol II of Romania
Magda Lupescu, later known as Princess Elena can be compared to Wallis Simpson in the way that their stories panned out. Unlike Wallis however, the […]
Wallis Simpson – An ordinary woman with insatiable ambition
On 19 June 1896, Bessie Wallis Warfield was born as the daughter of Teackle Wallis Warfield and Alice Montague in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. She was just a […]
