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Wallis Simpson
(1896-1986)
Who Was Wallis Simpson?
Wallis Simpson was an American socialite who had been married twice when she met Edward, Duke of Windsor (then the Prince of Wales), at a party. She became Edward's mistress, leading to the "abdication crisis" in which he stepped down as king in order to be with her. Wallis married Edward in June 1937, and spent the remainder of her life as the Duchess of Windsor, until her death in Paris in 1986.
Early Life
Simpson was born Bessie Wallis Warfield on June 19, 1896, in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Baltimore residents Teackle Wallis Warfield and Alice Montague, Wallis dropped her first name during her youth. Her father died of tuberculosis when she was a baby, and Alice became dependent on the charity of her wealthy brother-in-law Solomon Davies Warfield. Uncle Warfield paid for Wallis to attend Oldfields School, the most expensive girls' school in Maryland, where she was at the top of her class and was known for always being immaculately dressed.
In 1916, Wallis met Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.,
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I’m not usually the kind of gal who gets excited about royal scandals. Quite the opposite, I swiftly roll my eyes and move past the headlines. That is until I learned about Wallis Simpson in a film written and directed by Madonna.
A Madonna movie? Yep. I’m a loyal Madonna fan, as anyone who knows me will confirm. I was beyond curious when the “Queen of Pop”—quite out of the blue—chose to make a movie about Wallis Simpson, the two-time American divorcée who became the Duchess of Windsor.
As someone who dabbles in historical fiction writing, I understand just how obsessed you must be about a person, time, or place to have the audacity to take on a project of this nature. Research becomes your life for months, or even years, before you begin to formulate your creative work. A biopic is no different.
Madonna obviously felt a deep connection with Mrs. Simpson. She chose to step out of her comfort zone and commit to telling this woman’s story through film. The movie is called W.E., which stands for Wallis and Edward (aka Edward VIII).
You have no idea how hard it is to live out a
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Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson, c. 1934
Born Bessie Wallis Warfield
(1896-06-19)June 19, 1896[1]
Square Cottage, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.Died April 24, 1986(1986-04-24) (aged 89)
4 route du Champ d'Entraînement, Paris, FranceBurial April 29, 1986 Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore, Berkshire, England
Spouse Father Teackle Wallis Warfield Mother Alice Montague Wallis Simpson (born Bessie Wallis Warfield; 19 June 1896 - 24 April 1986), who later became the Duchess of Windsor, caused a serious crisis in the mid-1930s when the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, Prince Edward, fell in love with her. However, she was married to another man, and she had already gotten a divorce from her first husband to marry him. In 1936, she divorced her second husband.[2]
Abdication of Edward VIII
[change | change source]On 20 January 1936, King George V died, and Edward became king. Edward VIII and Wallis had already started an affair. He wanted to marry her after she had divorced.
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