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 ...

one royal bride in particular was loathed and vilified: Wallis Simpson. Wallis, an American, was twice divorced when King Edward VIII chose her over the British throne, abdicating on Dec.

In Harry and Meghan, some royal watchers see echoes of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the couple at the heart of the abdication crisis eight decades ago. But does the comparison hold up?

Wallis Simpson changed the face of the monarchy ... and Duchess of Windsor - though Wallis was not allowed to use the 'Royal Highness' prefix. Wallis's ex-husband Ernest married Mary Kirk later ...

Wallis Simpson (pictured with Edward VIII) was living in Felixstowe, Suffolk, at the time of her divorce from her husband Ernest A derelict building that played a part in Britain's royal ...

Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who married ... another American divorcee who married into the royal family without entirely happy consequences for the institution, are likely to see ...

and the Duchess of Windsor (aka Wallis Simpson) on their wedding day at the Chateau de Conde, near Tours, France The bold move, though, “was the last thing she wanted,” royal author Anna ...