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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Fiona McGarvey is an actress who appeared in "A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication." ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cover of "Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties and the Making of Wallis Simpson" by Paul French Wallis went to China in 1924 with her first husband, Earl Winfield Spencer Jr.; after they ...

Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee who married Edward VIII plunging the British monarchy into turmoil when he abdicated in 1936, was the victim of an extraordinary disinformation campaign.