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Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson)
Pennsylvania USA 19 June 1896 – Paris France 24 April 1986
Socialite, duchess of windsor
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height / taille / altezza / alto / Größe / 高さ / 高度: 157cm / 5 ft 2 inch weight / poids / peso / Gewicht / 重量: 45kg / 99lbs chest / poitrine / busto / pechos / brustumfang / バスト / 胸围: 80cm / 31.5inches waist / taille / vita / talle / Taillenweite /ウエスト周囲 / 腰围: 58cm / 23inches hip / bassin / fianchi / caldera / Hüftumfang / 股関節周囲 / 臀围: 76cm / 30 inches shoe size / chaussure / calzature / calzado / Schuhgröße / 靴のサイズ / 鞋码: US 4 / EU / UK |
Wallis Warfield:
Wallis Warfiled with her mother Alice, 1896
Wallis Warfield at age 10
Mrs. Spencer
Wallis with Earl Winfield Spencer 1918
She had designed her own gown of white penne velvet (an unusual fabric for wedding at the time) made with a court train and a pointed bodice elaborately embroidered with pearls. The skirt tumbled over with a petticoat of old family lace and her veil of tulle was edged with lace arranged coronet fashion with sprays of orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of white orchids and lilies of the valley.
-That Woman by Anne Sebba
Wallis Warfield on her wedding with Earl Winfield Spencer
Mrs. Simpson:
Wallis Simpson and her husband Ernest Simpson on their wedding day
Wallis Simpson when presented in the court of King George V in 1925
Duchess of Windsor
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Victoria Station, 1949
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Style code:
- Outfits from the best haut couture designers in Paris including Coco Channel, Cristoba Balanciaga, Christian Dior, Elsa Schiaparelli, Hubert de Givench, Mainbocher, Madame Gres, Madeleine Vionnet;
- Shoes from Salvatore Ferragamo
- Accesories from the best Jewlers in Paris: Cartier, Van cleef and Arpels, but her best accessory is perhaps Duke of Windsor himself
Wallis in a ruffled collar shirt with buttoned skirt, belted sweater and sun hat, 1927
Wallis Simpson in a brocade and metallic sequinned flapper dress and a long string of pearls, 1927
"I've only brought along a few refugee rags from France," the duchess told the press in 1941. She had 20 pieces of luggage for a three-day stay. Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Wallis in a buttoned open dress coat with matching full skirt in Florence Italy cerca 1930
Wallis in white sleeveless dress with lobster motif designed by Elsa Schiapareli circa 1930
I'm not a beautiful woman. I'm nothing to look at, so the only thing I can do is dress better than anyone else. -Wallis Simpson
Documentaries
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Documentary of Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson's wedding on 3 June 1937. No audio
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English:
Rewriting the history of one England’s most famous love affairs Wallis Simpson found herself at the centre of a national scandal when she was seen to ensnare Edward VIII and lure him from the throne of England. But in this explosive film, biographer Anne Sebba sifts through a newly discovered cache of documents - shown in this film for the first time - that contains 15 secret letters written by Wallis Simpson herself around the time ofthe abdication. These extraordinary personal missives have the power to rewrite both history and our perception of Wallis. They reveal she was deeply in love with another man, and chart her fear, desperation and loneliness as she found herself becoming trapped into marrying the man who should have been king. |
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In love with Wallis Simpson, and American divorcee, Edward VIII became the first British monarch to abdicate the throne by choice, in favour of the woman he loved. Find out about how this fascinating story played put in 1936, and the drama that lay at the heart of one of the 20th century's most famous royal moments. |
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This 1984 documentary provides a fascinating account of the lives of the former King Edward VIII and the American divorcée for whom he gave up the British throne in 1936. The Duke died in 1972 but the Duchess lived on until 1986, two years after this programme was transmitted. |
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BBC Documentary about the sale of the Duchess of Windsor's lavish collection of jewels. The main programme was broadcast on BBC1 on 30 March 1987. There is a ten minute follow up programme with coverage of the sale that was broadcast on BBC2 three days later. Directed and produced thisMartyn Gregory |
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An intimate look into the Duchess of Windsor and the Royal Family. We learn how Wallis Simpson was seen by the royals and intimate details about the duke and Duchesses' life. We also hear from family and others from Wallis' past who reveal a new side of the story never told before. |
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The Villa Windsor is a mansion located at 12 Route du Champ d'Entraînement, Paris, within the Bois de Boulogne close to Neuilly-sur-Seine. The house is owned by the city of Paris and was the Paris home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.The Villa Windsor (originally named Chateau Le Bois) is a graceful 19th-century building of 14 rooms surrounded by a large tree-filled garden. It was built around 1860 and once owned by the Renault family but the French government sequestered the property after World War II and Charles de Gaulle occupied the house in the late 1940's. |
Interviews
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Kenneth Harris interviews HRH Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII, and his spouse Wallis, Duchess of Windsor. Filmed in October 1969. First broadcast as a radio interview on 27 March 1970. |
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The woman who got everything & and the man who gave it all to have her, almost! Baltimore, where a little girl growing up in row house on Biddle Street played a significant role in dethroning the King of England… Directors: Steve Katz, Douglas B. Maddox Writers: Scott Watkins, Douglas B. Maddox Starring: Philip Baty, Diana Daily, Alexandra Deutsch, Hugo Vickers, Scott Watkins |
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Journalist and celebrity biographer Andrew Morton presents a talk on his latest book, Wallis in Love, that chronicles the tumultuous and controversial relationship between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII. |
Movies
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Feature film The Woman He Loved starring Anthony Andrews and Jane Seymour |
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Feature film Wallis and Edward of 2005 |
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