Wallis Simpson lived one of the most colorful lives of the 20th century. A wealthy and wild American (not to mention twice-divorced), Wallis Simpson scandalized the Royal Family by marrying Prince ...

With Her Lotus Year, Paul French depicts a glitzy period the future Duchess of Windsor spent in China – but she’s too elusive ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wallis Simpson is like the Battle of the Somme: so much has already been written, yet there still seems to be ...

A gilded villa on the outskirts of Paris where, for 30 years, ex-King of England Edward VIII and his wife Wallis Simpson lived in enforced exile, awaiting in vain for the call to return to the ...

The British government’s supposed 'China Dossier' of Wallis' rumored amorous and immoral activities in the Far East was a damning concoction, portraying her as sordid, debauched, influenced by foreign ...

The Repulse Bay Hotel was once Hong Kong’s go-to spot, with exquisite dining and solace from a troubled world – it even ...

Wallis Simpson. Wallis, an American, was twice divorced when King Edward VIII chose her over the British throne, abdicating on Dec. 11, 1936 and eventually marrying her the next year, on June 3 ...

The items were all auctioned off after the duchess’ death in 1986, with these coming to sale again in the late 1990s Keepsakes belonging to the late Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson ...

As Paul French argues in a new biography, the future Duchess of Windsor’s year in China was less lurid — and more interesting — than her critics knew.

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