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  2. Wallis Simpson - Wikipedia

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    Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 [a] – April 24, 1986) was an American socialite and wife of former king Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication .

  3. Death and funeral of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor - Wikipedia

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    The funeral of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer, later Simpson), took place on April 29, 1986. Wallis was the widow of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, who had been King of the United Kingdom from January 20 to December 11, 1936, reigning as Edward VIII before his abdication to marry Wallis, an American ...

  4. Wedding of Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson - Wikipedia

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    The wedding of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, and Wallis Simpson took place on Thursday 3 June 1937 at Château de Candé in France. The bride was a twice-divorced American socialite whose relationship with the groom, formerly King Edward VIII, caused a constitutional crisis which led to his abdication in December 1936.

  5. Dame Joan Collins Says She’s ‘Thrilled About the Challenge ...

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    Joan Collins attends the "Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins' Story" U.K. Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on July 1, 2021 in London, England and The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, at her greenhouse ...

  6. Joan Collins set to star as Wallis Simpson in biopic

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    Joan Collins is to play Wallis Simpson in a biopic about the American socialite whose relationship with the British King led to his abdication.. The 91-year-old actress revealed that the cameras ...

  7. Joan Collins, 91, Will Play Wallis Simpson in an Upcoming Biopic

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    After Simpson married the former King Edward VIII (he abdicated to marry her), the new Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived in exile in France. Wallis died there on April 24, 1986 at age 89, just ...

  8. Edward VIII - Wikipedia

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    The Duke married Simpson, who had changed her name by deed poll to Wallis Warfield (her birth surname), in a private ceremony on 3 June 1937, at Château de Candé, near Tours, France. When the Church of England refused to sanction the union, a County Durham clergyman, Robert Anderson Jardine (Vicar of St Paul's, Darlington ), offered to ...

  9. Wallis Simpson Spent the Last Years of Her Life Bedridden - AOL

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    In 'The Crown' season 5, we see the Duchess of Windsor, also known as Wallis Simpson, die. Here's the true story behind her death, and how she spent her final years bedridden in exile in Paris.