Clubs and shields take the offensive Aug 11, 2007
Take the Faberge gem-studded eggs made for Russia's Romanov dynasty, or the deco jewellery of Wallis Simpson, for whom Britain's King Edward VIII cut short his reign. It is similar with oriental carpets. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
What Churchill advised the Duke of Windsor over the coronation Aug 5, 2007
The former king, who abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, was urged to tell the press an ex-monarch could not attend a coronation. The documents released by the National Archives at Kew also reveal detailed ministerial discussions over the event. (BBC News -- UK)
Ex-king advised against coronation -PA Aug 5, 2007
But the Prime Minister also told cabinet colleagues about his correspondence with Edward, who dramatically abdicated as King in 1936, choosing his love for American divorcee Wallis Simpson over royal duty. The Duke was told to tell the press a former monarch could not attend the coronation of a new sovereign. (Guardian Unlimited)
Return of the thin man Jul 29, 2007
When Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, proclaimed, You can never be too rich or too thin, it was generally accepted that she was referring to women. But two decades years after the socialite's death, men are suddenly heeding her words. (Globe and Mail)
Chuck Knobler, 95, flew President Roosevelt to Yalta Jul 28, 2007
There was the time he piloted Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and the time he landed in Haiti to pick up England's Prince Edward and his future wife, Wallis Simpson. Family photo. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Harry: My mother Diana is always there Jun 14, 2007
It smacks of the contempt the Royal Family and then government of the day showed the British people at the time of the Duke of Windsor's relationship with Wallis Simpson when, with the exception of the British Establishment, the whole world knew about it. Until the facts of the inquest are publicly known, a dignified silence on the part of the Royal Family would have been more appropriate. (Yahoo News -- Princess Diana)
Up Next And Recaps Jun 11, 2007
SUNDAY ALMANAC: Duke of Windsor Marries Wallis Simpson. TELEVISION: Rubout at HBO. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Enduring love May 13, 2007
He picks up a book, the diaries of Wallis Simpson. Inside, his wife has written her name and the date: 1 May 2007. (Guardian Unlimited)
Obituary: Isabella Blow May 8, 2007
" That was how the fashion designer Alexander McQueen once described Isabella Blow, at various times fashion supremo of Tatler, Vogue and the Sunday Times, who has died in hospital aged 48 after suffering from cancer and depression.She was most famous as a talent-spotter and benefactor to young British designers. She championed McQueen after buying his entire graduate collection in 1992, and discovered and nurtured the milliner Philip Treacy, whose elaborate hats became her trademark. She also... (Guardian Unlimited)
Hugh Winsor: Love among the ruins Apr 7, 2007
Finally, it was to be unveiled with all of the fanfare Canada, Great Britain and France could muster including a dedication by Edward VIII (one of his few international engagements before he fled into the arms of divorc;e Wallis Simpson). And hey, it was also fun. (Globe and Mail)
Rolling through history -- From bears to celebrities, Valley Center's lure revealed in planned bus tour Apr 1, 2007
This portrait of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson hung above the fireplace at the home of Lord Summerville in Valley Center, where the couple visited ... A portrait of the prince and his eventual wife, Wallis Simpson, once hung above the estate's fireplace. (North County Times)
For Edwards, the Personal Is Now Political: Margaret Carlson Mar 24, 2007
They wanted Edwards to act more like Edward VIII, who renounced the throne of England for Wallis Simpson, to say, over his wife's pleading objection, that he's giving this up ``for the woman I love. . (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
'It's me, isn't it?' Mar 6, 2007
He fell in love with his young, future wife, Joan Plowright - "an unlikely Wallis Simpson to his Windsor," said Osborne - when she took over the role of Archie Rice's daughter for The Entertainer's West End run. "I wonder if you've got a part for Laurence?" George Devine asked Osborne tentatively when he was still at work on The Entertainer's script. (Guardian Unlimited)
Thursday Back in Time 03-01-2007 Mar 2, 2007
The Duke of Windsor was reported today to have set May 2 as the day for his wedding to Wallis Simpson, causing fear the royal romance will overshadow the coronation of his brother/successor just 10 days later. Plainview won Spring Lake s first annual FFA Invitation basketball tournament last weekend, beating Friona, Lazbuddy and Spring Lake. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Six legendary landmark resorts Feb 17, 2007
Famous Couples Who Checked In: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz reportedly honed their Ricky and Lucy personas here; the Duke and Duchess of Windsor -- King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne in 1936 to marry former Coronado divorcee Wallis Simpson -- are said to have met here. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Travel)
2,600 dogs compete for 131st Westminster title Feb 12, 2007
Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck") and Stephen Campbell Moore ("The History Boys") star as Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII in the TV movie "Wallis & Edward" (9 p.m., BBC America), the true tale of a monarch who relinquished his crown for the woman he loved. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Wallis & Edward Feb 12, 2007
Wallis Simpson - Joely Richardson Edward - Stephen Campbell Moore Ernest Simpson - David Westhead Mary Raffray - Lisa Kay Aunt Bessie - Miriam Margolyes Winston Churchill - David Calder ... Wasting little time, director David Moore and writer Sarah Williams begin with Edward (Stephen Campbell Moore) being reintroduced to Wallis Simpson (Richardson) and her husband Ernest (David Westhead) at a posh event. (Variety)
Fall trends on runway Feb 7, 2007
Quotable: "Dresses are still big news for fall: Think tunic styles worn over opaque hose, unstructured shifts. We loved the slim-line, belted 1930s silhouettes, a la Wallis Simpson, at Marc Jacobs.". Embellishments. (USA Today -- Life)
Celebrity Protest Flashback Doesn't End Terror Threat Feb 1, 2007
Even the then- before he abdicated to marry his love, Wallis Simpson, conveyed by his statements and his Nazi salute caught by a photographer his support for Hitler. In America, there was the rise of the America First movement led by the national hero. (Fox News -- Politics)
Monarchy and race latest victims of Beaton's satire Jan 24, 2007
King Edward VIII stepped down as king in the face of Establishment and political opposition to his desire to marry the twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson. King of Hearts targets the "preposterous" Act of Settlement which rules that a monarch must be Church of England and may not marry a Catholic - though there is no specific opposition to a Muslim. (Independent)
SOPHISTICATED LADY Jan 22, 2007
" Boaz Mazor, who has traveled in society circles around the globe for decades as the right-hand man to fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, characterized Rosekrans as an original. "In every generation, there is an eccentric American lady who comes to Paris -- people like Mrs. Marshall Field, Consuelo Balsan, the Duchess of Marlborough and Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor," he said. "Dodie comes from the school of Americans who fascinate European women -- they don't look left and right for... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Does playoff loss to Pats trump that 14-2 season? Jan 16, 2007
meeting with them months ago and basically said his coach and GM don't have to be Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor. He wants to win. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
- Camilla Long Jan 7, 2007
Wallis Simpson, the eternal style icon, sold her clothes almost as soon as she took them off because, discarded by the royals, she couldn't afford the bills. It's an admission of defeat, in a way, the sort of thing you imagine a wild-eyed Cleopatra might have done. (Guardian Unlimited)
Counterpoint | Conspiracies and theories » Dec 22, 2006
One bestseller argued that Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, was really a man (actually, now that I think of it, that s not so far-fetched. . (Hindustan Times, India)
A shameful failure, or just an addict? Dec 12, 2006
The King abdicated because, despite many efforts, he could find no way acceptable to his government of both being crowned King and marrying Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American from Baltimore who'd been divorced twice ... "We loved him. We would have drawn our swords for him. And then, by God, didn't he let us down. In 1936 the atmosphere didn't exist that would have allowed a frank answer to the question of why the King needed Wallis Simpson so much? But those who have written about the relationship... (BBC News -- UK)
Football footnote Dec 10, 2006
On a daily basis, the heated love affair between King Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Simpson filled page after page, and there was the news of Pope Pius being stricken. On the sports front, Max Schmeling had arrived from Germany to begin negotiations for a match with heavyweight champion James Braddock; young dynamo Joe Louis had KO'd someone named Eddie Sims with one punch; the Bruins' Milt Schmidt was being heralded as one of the NHL's best rookies; a court ruled that 17-year-old phenom Bob... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Church alert over king and dodgy doctor Dec 2, 2006
Two days earlier, a speech by the Bishop of Bradford had brought into the open the subject of months of gossip: the king's affair with Wallis Simpson, a divorced American Catholic. Church and state were in a fevered state of uncertainty as to how the king would act. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Last night's TV Nov 25, 2006
After that constitutional crisis, Edward became rather less delicious to her, and she nursed an admirably virulent hatred of Wallis Simpson until the end of her days. This was, most contributors agreed, partly for precipitating events that effectively destroyed the domestic life she had built with Bertie and her brace of princesses, and partly for marrying the man the 19-year-old Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon had first set her heart on (and beside whose charisma and charm the shy, gauche Bertie forever... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Astonishing Politician, Astonishing Failure Sep 29, 2006
A year later, the BUF s cause was support for King Edward VIII to remain on the throne and marry the woman I love, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. But it was the last major project of the BUF -- to keep Britain from going to war with Germany over Czechoslovakia in 1939 -- that was Mosley s downfall. (Human Events Online)
Surveillance Society Sep 4, 2006
The fire provided a perfect opportunity, particularly since, soon afterward, the news broke that Edward VIII was being forced to choose between his crown and his not yet divorced lover, Wallis Simpson. Coincidence. (New Yorker)
The spirit of Hiawatha Aug 31, 2006
In 1901, she carried the Duke of York, later to be King George V; and in 1919, the Prince of Wales, who became Edward VIII, only to give up his throne for the love of Wallis Simpson. In 1983, the Duke of Edinburgh sailed on Hiawatha and in 1992, Prince Charles. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
- Michele Hanson on the tyranny of plastic surgery Aug 30, 2006
Take Wallis Simpson, for example. At first it was only her photos which were retouched. (Guardian Unlimited)
* Did the US crush the Doha talks? Aug 8, 2006
Wallis Simpson, the controversial US-born Duchess of Windsor, once famously quipped, "You can never be too rich or too thin." Fortunately for everyone, America's motto nowadays is "You can never be too rich or too fat." When Americans finally decide to go on an import diet, as they will someday, the world's hypocrisy over the failed global trade talks will become apparent to all. Kenneth Rogoff is professor of economics and public policy at Harvard University, and was formerly chief economist at... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Sotheby's knowledge in Augusta Jul 27, 2006
In September 1997, Sotheby's was scheduled to auction items from the Paris home of King Edward VI, who gave up the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson. Theey were later known as the duke and duchess of Windsor. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Murakami and Tremain on short story shortlist Jul 19, 2006
She is in the running with The Darkness of Wallis Simpson. Although Tremain has published several collections of short stories, she is better known for her novels, which include a Whitbread winner, Music and Silence, and the Booker-shortlisted Restoration. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Episcopal bishop twice divorced to set precedent (Richard Ostling) Jul 15, 2006
In 1936, King Edward VIII famously had to surrender his throne to wed twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson. Other biblical moments at the Episcopal convention: One resolution commissioned publications "to address anti-Jewish prejudice expressed in and stirred by portions of Christian Scriptures." Another said "the Bible has sometimes been used to justify oppressive institutions and practices," without listing particulars. (Washington Times)
Homosexuality wasn't the only biblical issue on the Episcopal Church's agenda Jul 14, 2006
In 1936, King Edward VIII famously had to surrender his throne to wed twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson. Other biblical moments at the Episcopal convention. (North County Times)
De Havilland to receive rare tribute Jun 14, 2006
De Havilland hasnt acted in almost 20 years, her last performances having been in television movies as the Russian empress in Anastasia, as Aunt Bessie in The Woman I Love, the story of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, and as the Queen Mother in Charles and Diana. . (MSNBC -- Movies)
Frisky royals on their yachts May 4, 2006
1935 Wallis Simpson (then-girlfriend and future wife of Britain's Edward VIII) and Guy Trundle are photographed together on the yacht Thordis, although the photo never positively identified Simpson. She was rumoured to have had an affair with Trundle. (Toronto Star -- World)
Tremain longlisted for corking prize Apr 20, 2006
She was longlisted for the prize for her book of short stories, The Darkness of Wallis Simpson ... The Darkness of Wallis Simpson by Rose Tremain (UK) Chatto, London. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Queen's 80 yearsInteractive timeline of key events in the life of Queen Elizabeth II Apr 19, 2006
Edward VIII abdicates so he can marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Elizabeths father becomes king. (BBC News -- Europe)
New short story prize attracts a long list of entries Apr 5, 2006
" Trevor, 77, who was born in Ireland but lives in Devon, is in the running for his story Men of Ireland, about a homeless man's appeal for help, which was published in The New Yorker magazine last year. Although he has won prizes including the Whitbread, he describes himself as a short-story writer who also writes novels. The other contenders are Rose Tremain, James Lasdun, Michael Faber and Rana Dasgupta. Tremain, born in 1943, lives in Norfolk and London, and is shortlisted for The Ebony... (Independent)
