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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 The philosopher Alan Tommy Lascelles believed that the primary reason for the abdication was finance. He wrote that Money, and the things that money buys, were the principal desiderata in Mrs Simpson’s philosophy, if not in his.
#2 Wallis was the woman who captured the heart of a prince, and her relationship with Edward was the subject of many articles and biographies. But her past is also the subject of many rumors.
#3 Wallis Warfield was a woman who was extremely androgynous, and this led to many people speculating about her sexuality. She was raised to be all but teetotal, and she had a difficult early life. She married in 1916, but the union was doomed.
#4 Wallis’s time in China was spent visiting the sing-song houses of Hong Kong, which were establishments where the changsan class, the most discerning and exquisite of paid companions, would attract wealthy male company.

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	23 juillet 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798822546707
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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The philosopher Alan Tommy Lascelles believed that the primary reason for the abdication was finance. He wrote that Money, and the things that money buys, were the principal desiderata in Mrs Simpson’s philosophy, if not in his.

#2

Wallis was the woman who captured the heart of a prince, and her relationship with Edward was the subject of many articles and biographies. But her past is also the subject of many rumors.

#3

Wallis Warfield was a woman who was extremely androgynous, and this led to many people speculating about her sexuality. She was raised to be all but teetotal, and she had a difficult early life. She married in 1916, but the union was doomed.

#4

Wallis’s time in China was spent visiting the sing-song houses of Hong Kong, which were establishments where the changsan class, the most discerning and exquisite of paid companions, would attract wealthy male company.

#5

Wallis’s time in China added to the growing mystery of who she was. She had never known any real happiness in her life up to this point, and she adored being the center of a small social circle.

#6

Wallis was introduced to the Prince of Wales in January 1931, and he was immediately enchanted with her American brashness. They continued to see each other regularly, and she was eventually invited to stay at his favorite residence, Fort Belvedere, with his wife and mistress.

#7

The weekend at Fort Belvedere was a success. Wallis and Ernest returned home, and they sent a piece of doggerel to thank Edward. They became permanent fixtures at the Fort weekends, and Wallis became Edward’s mistress.

#8

Wallis began to wear expensive clothes and jewellery, and she and Edward began to use the abbreviation WE to denote their unbreakable bond. However, she was still worried about how intense his attraction to her was.

#9

Wallis’s relationship with Edward was not only not trustful, but it was also clear that she did not return his devotion. She was not a bad woman, but she was ambitious and unscrupulous.

#10

Wallis was a ubiquitous figure at society functions by the end of 1935, with or without Ernest. She was the Prince of Wales’s girl, and he was obsessed with her. But by the end of 1935, she had considered her options. She still felt a tender affection for Ernest, but it is unlikely that their relationship had any physical content.
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#1

The elevation of Edward VIII to the throne came about suddenly. His father’s health had been poor, but there was no obvious indication that he was about to die. The relationship between George V and the Prince of Wales was not warm, caused in part by the king’s belief that his son was set to bring shame and disgrace upon the royal family.

#2

The last months of the king’s life were spent worrying about his son’s actions. Edward was asked for, and gave, his word of honour that the relationship was platonic, but Wigram’s memorandum noted that the Prince’s staff were horrified at the audacity of the statements of HRH.

#3

Edward VIII was a charming, energetic, and forward-looking king. He was not Victorian in his outlook, but he was a contemporary figure. He had a wide range of interests, and was not petty or spiteful.

#4

The most important person on Edward’s staff was his private secretary, or the king’s prime minister. He was responsible for keeping the king up to date on all political and social movements within the country, and offering him an unbiased opinion.

#5

Edward was both an unsuited and a reluctant monarch. He was unwilling to compromise his own happiness for the sake of a symbolic role that he barely believed in. He was able to offer an initial appearance of statesmanship, though not to everyone.

#6

Edward was king, and he was not afraid to make enemies or approach an irreconcilable conflict. He was neither a good sovereign nor a good man, and it would be this ultimate failing that led him to become such easy prey for his enemies and comforters.

#7

On 4 February 1936, Jenks visited Wigram to inform him that Ernest had informed him that the king wanted to marry Wallis, and that he would like to see the prime minister to discuss it with him. Wigram called the situation so comic that I collapsed in my chair.

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