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This episode was originally part of the "Royal Revolutions" series, broadcast in December 2024.
The love affair between Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson could never have been a truly private matter. But when their relationship began in 1934 few could have predicted that it would lead to Britain's most recent Royal Revolution.
Royal commentator James Taylor once again joins RHG founder, Gareth Streeter. They discuss:
- The upbringing and early life of Edward and Wallis
- Life in the early twentieth century Royal family
- George V and Queen Mary's parenting skills
- The character, personality and limits of the dashing but dangerous Edward, Prince of Wales
- The Prince's love affairs with Freda Dudley Ward and Thelma Furness
- Wallis and Edward's meeting and early relationship
- The King and Queen's reactions
- Wallis and her husband Ernest's motivations for tangling with the Prince
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