Find out the truth about Wallis Simpson and the rumours of her sex lessons in a Chinese brothel. Listen now!

Learn about one of the cast-aside lovers of Edward who devoted her life to spreading dark rumours about Wallis Simpson,

and hear a blow-by-blow account of the abdication crisis that nearly brought down the monarchy.

The second of a three-part deep dive into the controversial relationship between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, examining its impact on the monarchy.

Professor Kate Williams believes that Edward’s wife Wallis Simpson may not be the ’scarlet women’ that history paints her to be: “I believe she genuinely loved Edward, but she also craved attention and was dazzled by all the jewels – she had so many jewels!”

Hosts: Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams

Series Producer: Ben Devlin

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Executive Producer: Bella Soames

Hosts: Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams

Series Producer: Ben Devlin

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Executive Producer: Bella Soames

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