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	Royal Anecdotes - Royal Secrets » Duke of Windsor
		Our website, Great Romances, has a piece on the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, who sparked the Abdication Crisis of 1936, in which the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, refused to allow the King, Edward VIII, to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American woman of shady reputation.
		Today, the Windsors would probably be known as the Royal Simpsons, but we’re much crueller than they were then.
		The Duchess of Windsor (formerly the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson), was only reluctantly accepted into the Royal family.
	www.royalanecdotes.com /category/duke-of-windsor (274 words)

	Wallis, Duchess of Windsor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (June 19, 1896–April 24, 1986), formerly Wallis Simpson, was the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.
		The Duchess was a frequent client of the legendary Mainbocher, who designed her wedding day ensemble and trousseau.
		The Duchess of Windsor died on 24 April 1986 in Paris.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duchess_of_Windsor (1797 words)

	Encyclopedia: Duchess of Windsor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bessie Wallis Warfield, more widely known as Wallis Simpson and later The Duchess of Windsor (June 19, 1896â“April 24, 1986) was the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.
		Her Royal Highness Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (neÃ¨ Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark), (13 December 1906 - 27 August 1968) was a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary.
		Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (Alice Christabel Windsor, nÃ©e Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott) (December 25, 1901 â€“ October 29, 2004) was the wife of the Duke of Gloucester â€” the third son of King George V and Queen Mary andmdash.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Duchess-of-Windsor (3888 words)

	Duchess of Windsor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Elizabeth, The Daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Claims that the Duke and Duchess had an illegitimate child who was taken from them.
		The Duchess of Malfi: The Principal Characters A study of John Webster's revenge tragedy, The Duchess of Malfi, focusing on the characters and their roles.
		Anastasia: Duchess in Disguise Comparative photographs of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov and Anna Anderson.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Duchess_of_Windsor.html (293 words)

	Wallis Simpson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Following the fashion of Windsor royal wives like her sister in law HRH the Princess Henry, Duchess of Gloucester (the former Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott), the duke's bride automatically should have become HRH the Princess Edward, Duchess of Windsor, but the British royal family ensured that she was denied the designation Her Royal Highness.
		Upon the duke's death from cancer in 1972, the increasingly senile and frail duchess traveled to England to attend his funeral, her first trip to the country since her marriage.
		Wallis Windsor lived the remainder of her life as a recluse, a bedridden invalid fed by tubes, and followed her husband in death fourteen years later, in Paris.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/wallis_simpson (895 words)

	.::AtomicQueens Feature - Duchess of Windsor::.
		The story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor is one of the most romantic of all time-Edward VIII abdicated his throne and gave up an empire so that he could marry the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
		He was thirty-five when he was befriended by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1950.
		The Duchess was fifty-four, and despite the difference in age, there was an instant attraction.
	www.atomicqueens.com /duchess.htm (575 words)

	Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of
		Warfield and the Duke of Windsor were married in France on June 3, 1937.
		The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were among the most prominent, exclusive, and newsworthy members of the "international set" of socialites and celebrities.
		The Duke of Windsor died in Paris on May 28, 1972, and the Duchess continued to live at her Paris home in declining health and increasing isolation.
	search.eb.com /women/articles/Windsor_Wallis_Warfield_Duchess_of.html (344 words)

	Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		By special letters patent it was provided that the duchess of Windsor should not share her husband's royal rank.
		Queen of diamonds; Liz Taylor pins down a $623,000 sparkler as the Duchess of Windsor's gems are sold.
		Edward, Mrs Simpson and the divorce law: Stephen Cretney investigates whether the government colluded in the suppression of evidence that might have prevented Wallis Simpson's divorce and royal marriage.(Cross...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/WindsorW1W1.asp (509 words)

	Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of
		Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of (biography) (Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women)
		Edward, Mrs Simpson and the divorce law: Stephen Cretney investigates whether the government colluded in the suppression of evidence that might have prevented Wallis Simpson's divorce and royal marriage.(Cross Current)(Edward.
		The woman who cost a kingdom; Wallis, Duchess of Windsor: 1896-1986.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0852440.html (368 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Always correctly dressed, the Duchess of Windsor's wedding ensemble was perfectly appropriate for the occasion.
		Modest, without being prim or prudish, it was typical of the Duchess of Windsor's fashion austerity.
		On the eve of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's wedding, Life magazine reported, "Women of the world were little absorbed in the conventional satin gowns of England's new Queen.
	www.metmuseum.org /special/Blithe_Spirit/2.r.htm (281 words)

	Duchess Of Windsor - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Duchess of Windsor: The Uncommon Life of Wallis Simpson
		The Windsor Knot: Charles, Camilla and the Legacy of Diana (Pinnacle Biography)
		The Duchess of York is an odd candidate for the role of Everywoman, but in Dieting with the Duchess, she inhabits the part convincingly.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /duchess_of_windsor.htm (159 words)

	CNN - Windsor Books - Feb. 19, 1998
		The Windsors are one of the most romantic couples in royal history.
		If you don't have the extra cash for Windsor baubles, there are some comprehensive books which chronicle the story of the popular king and the woman he was willing to forfeit all to marry.
		According to Bloch, the duchess wanted the correspondence from her courtship with the king to be published after her death.
	www.cnn.com /books/news/9802/19/windsor.auction (454 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Profile: Wallis Simpson
		The FBI was told that during the German invasion of France the previous year, the duchess was said to have passed information to the Nazis' foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop.
		Officers were told that von Ribbentrop had been the duchess's lover when he was ambassador to Britain in 1936, sending her 17 carnations every day to remind her of the number of times they had slept together.
		And, 13 years after Edward had given up his throne to marry her, the duchess reportedly embarked on an affair with Jimmy Donahue, a playboy grandson of the stores mogul, FW Woolworth.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2699035.stm (751 words)

	Oiuda: Sister dog ptg to Duke and Duchess of Windsor's
		The artist, Oiuda George, who we located and spoke to, told us that she had done two in this series and the one we have is the sister to a painting purchased by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, which was subsequently sold at Southebys for $15,000.
		The photos include a copy of the original newspaper article showing the Duke and Duchess at the gallery with the painting they purchased, as well as other references from the gallery in Florida, which are all attached to the back of the painting.
		Framed size is 14" by 11 1/2", the size of the painting itself is 10" by 8", and artist's signature is quite visible.
	www.trocadero.com /stores/ticklemyfancy/items/396284/item396284.html (186 words)

	Duke, Duchess of Windsor part of Nassau history \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		The diminutive duke came by his title after he abdicated as King Edward VIII so he could marry Simpson, who was in the process of divorcing her second husband.
		The duke and duchess were appalled by the condition of Government House, which has seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, and 24 other rooms, including a ballroom.
		We couldn't help but wonder if the late Pennsylvania-born duchess would find a sign on the side of the Ministry of Health just a few blocks from Government House as uninteresting as she found the locals.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050306/news_1t06nassau.html (658 words)

	Salon.com Books \| Duchess dearest
		For the record, the Duchess of Windsor was buried without an autopsy, and behind gates that will always be closed, so the "Wallis was a man" theory will have to hang fire.
		Fortunately for the duchess, and just as Wilson's ghastly tome appears, we also have Greg King's magisterial "Duchess of Windsor: The Uncommon Life of Wallis Simpson," which appeared last year in England to unusual controversy and was published here last fall.
		But the Duchess of Windsor was American, by God, and it's Americans like King who ought to be writing about her.
	archive.salon.com /books/feature/2001/01/31/duchess/index2.html (667 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Intimate Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
		Mackenzie (Compton): THE WINDSOR TAPESTRY, being a Study of the Life, Heritage and Abdication of HRH the Duke of Windsor.
		The Windsors in the Bahamas, 1940 to 1945.
	website.lineone.net /~picbooks/rdcat/windsor.htm (661 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Roosevelt ordered surveillance of Windsors
		President Roosevelt personally ordered covert surveillance on the Duke and Duchess of Windsor during the second world war after receiving intelligence that the duchess had been passing secrets to a top Nazi with whom she was alleged to have had a tempestous affair, according to documents released to the Guardian by the FBI.
		Later the FBI reported that while in exile in France, the duchess was in regular contact with von Ribbentrop, then promoted by Hitler to foreign minister, and was leaking secrets to him.
		The papers also contain reports from a party in Paris that the duchess told guests that the duke was impotent and she was the only person who could satisfy his sexual desires.
	www.guardian.co.uk /monarchy/story/0,2763,746326,00.html (531 words)

	The Duchess of Windsor: The Uncommon Life of Wallis Simpson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the outset the author explains that his book is a "sympathetic" portrait of the Duchess, and is not a re-hashing of old gossip and rumors.
		Rather, this is a very balanced and highly interesting look at not only the lives of the Duke and Duchess, but of the time and world they inhabited with such joie de vivre, glamour and above all, humor and compassion for others.
		So many books have emphasized the lavish lifestyle, the Duchess' wardrobe and jewels, her society friends, etc. Here, we are privy to the other side of their lives: one in which Wallis and Edward devoted enormous amounts of their personal time and money to helping those persons less fortunate than themselves.
	www.teen-bookstore.com /item/The-Duchess-of-Windsor-The-Uncommon-Life-of-Wallis-Simpson-1559724714.html (568 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Duchess of Windsor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bloch (Wallis and Edward-Letters, 1931-37), who was one of the Duchess's legal representatives before her death, quotes at length from her letters and covers information published elsewhere, including the story of Wallis's first two marriages and her love affair with Edward.
		Another illustrated biography of the late Duchess of Windsor would be welcome if it provided new information, because several exhaustive studies have already been published.
		Unfortunately, the only thing new here is the speculation that the duchess wasn't a fully functional female?that her genetic makeup might have been "ambiguous." The question is interesting, but Bloch (Ribbentrop, Crown, 1993) doesn't present any evidence or research; he supports his position only with anecdotes and gossip....
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0753802694 (561 words)

	Journal of San Diego History
		THE death of the Duchess of Windsor on April 24, 1986 generated many nostalgic recollections about the royal romance.
		In essence, the passage submitted indicates that two years prior to the death of the Duchess of Windsor, he was veering in the direction of his ultimate findings albeit hesitatingly.
		The date of departure from London for Portsmouth was March 16, 1920, and members of the royal family gave him a rousing sendoff at the Victoria railway station.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /journal/87fall/duchess.htm (4686 words)

	Maryland Historical Society Library: Duke and Duchess of Windsor Scrapbooks, 1936-1938, MS. 1938 - Finding Aid
		Four collections contain material related to the Duke of Windsor (previously King Edward VIII) and the Duchess of Windsor, Marylander Wallis Warfield Simpson (1896-1986), they are: MS.
		Also the Duke of Windsor's abdication, health, exile in Vienna, confrontation with Stanley Baldwin, attack by Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York, praise by other Bishops, support by Winston Churchill and Rebecca West, his andldquo;own storyandrdquo;, his sailing from England on Admiralty yacht.
		July 27, 1937-Feb. 8, 1938, emphasizes activities of Duke andamp; Duchess of Windsor.
	www.mdhs.org /library/Mss/ms001938.html (1848 words)

	The Duchess of Windsor : The Secret Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Higham paints the Duchess as a sometime spy, a Nazi-sympathizing party girl, and the dominating figure in the life of her weak, dim husband.
		At the same time, he touts her vaunted personal charm, fashionable elegance, and supposed genuine affection for the man who surrendered his throne to marry her.
		Nothing fades faster than news of yesterday's parties; much the same is true of the once glittering and romantic legend of the Duchess of Windsor.
	www.duchs.com /isbn/0471485233 (174 words)

	Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Windsor - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Simpson, Wallis Warfield, Duchess ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		She married Edward VIII 1937, who abdicated in order to marry her.
		He was given the title Duke of Windsor by his brother, George VI, who succeeded him.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Simpson%2c+Wallis+Warfield%2c+Duchess+of+Windsor (107 words)

	Salon.com Books \| Duchess dearest
		Wilson thinks that the duchess and Donahue "consummated their love" in 1950 aboard the Queen Mary, to the horror and humiliation of "the buttoned-up and inadequate duke" (a former king of England, Edward VIII, for whose mother the ship was named).
		Still with me? The Duke of Windsor was apparently so undone by his wife's infidelity that he wept for days, "crisscrossed" the oceans, contemplated suicide and went right on spending Donahue's money as if nothing had happened.
		But the passion each felt for the other caused the Duchess, at the age of 55, to consider divorcing the man who rejected throne, crown and empire for "the woman I love."...
	www.salon.com /books/feature/2001/01/31/duchess (795 words)

	Amazon.com: The Duchess Of Windsor: The Uncommon Life of Wallis Simpson: Books: Greg King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It may not be the greatest story ever told, but the tale of the duke and duchess of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII of Britain and Wallis Warfield Simpson of Baltimore) is certainly one of the most perennial stories ever told.
		The duchess certainly was no villain, and although King seems a little naive in places when it comes to explaining her actions and reasoning, he is right on target when insisting that the royal family did much to damage the duchess' image by undermining her at every possible turn, even long after the abdication.
		This readable, thoroughly researched biography of the much maligned duchess convincingly lays to rest much of the negative gossipincluding reports of her sexual eccentricitiesthat swirled around the duchess and her husband in the nearly 40 years they were married.
	www.amazon.com /Duchess-Windsor-Uncommon-Wallis-Simpson/dp/1559724714 (2049 words)

	NPG 6416; Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
		Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), Wife of Duke of Windsor.
		Their affair precipitated a constitutional crisis when, as the new king, Edward was forced to choose between losing his throne or his prospective wife.
		It shows the Duchess, famed for her soignée appearance, wearing a Mainbocher blouse and a bouquet brooch by Van Cleef and Arpels.
	www.npg.org.uk /live/search/portrait.asp?mkey=mw10345 (151 words)

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