Wallis Simpson and the Royal Abdication

Before Prince Harry decided to jump ship with Meaghan Markle, there was one other guy who decided to quit the Royal family. King Edward VIII fell in love with a divorced American woman back in 1936, and when the Royal family treated her like crap, he quit ‘The Firm’ and left the country with her for good. SOUND FAMILIAR?

With Harry and Meghan spilling all the tea in their Oprah interview this week, we thought this was the perfect time to get just the gist on the other Royal couple everyone keeps comparing them to: Wallis and Edward.

Skip right to the story: approx 16:25

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more there’s this:

The audiobook with awesome narration that Rosie listened to: Untitled: The Real Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anna Pasternak https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008297312/untitled-the-real-wallis-simpson-duchess-of-windsor/

The book with details about all their Nazi connections: 17 Carnations by Andrew Morton https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22313811-17-carnations

This book is veeeery long and detailed but good:The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication by Alexander Larman https://www.hachette.com.au/alexander-larman/the-crown-in-crisis-countdown-to-the-abdication

Filmed interview with Wallis and Edward where they spill some tea (kind of like their Oprah interview at the time): https://youtu.be/I02fZDd-BBc

Some documentaries:

Wallis Before Edward: https://youtu.be/aOBm305ooVQ

The Love Affair That Almost Destroyed Britain (Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters): https://youtu.be/Swd3ISRF_wY

Interview with expert and author Anna Pasternak: https://youtu.be/yYYq5v6WAps

Podcast episode:

Stuff You Missed In History Class - Wallis Simpson and the Nazi King https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/id283605519?i=1000463641705 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.