Time magazine believes that so far, there has been only one case of a king's voluntary abdication in the history of Great Britain. This happened in 1936 because of Mrs. Simpson. In 1935, she had a close relationship with Edward, who was then Prince of Wales, but at that time it was assumed that she would only maintain her status as Mrs. Simpson's wife. Edward maintained the same relationship with many of his girlfriends, and Mrs. Simpson was only one of them. She wasn't rich, and there was nothing special about her, and she was barely mentioned in the newspaper news. In 1936, however, she became the most read and written person in the world, and news about her was often in the headlines of newspapers. She piqued people's curiosity. In these respects, no woman in history has been able to compare with her. There is no newspaper or radio station in the world today that does not disseminate the news she and Edward co-created.
Mrs. Simpson, an American name Wallis Warfield, was born in 1896 and lived in Baltimore City, not far northeast of Washington. Although she was born into a famous family, because her father died only 5 months after she was born, her family was poor. She first lived with her mother in the house of her grandmother and uncle. My uncle was a bachelor, a successful banker, and another business. But soon an awkward situation arises, the uncle falls in love with Wallis's mother, which the grandmother thinks is inappropriate, and Wallis' mother feels that he is not the man she needs. So the mother and daughter were forced to move away. In the days when she lived by her grandmother's side, Wallis was in the era of highly malleable dolls, and her grandmother had to comb her hair over and over again every morning and evening, and dressed neatly and neatly on weekdays, which left a deep impression on her young mind and was accepted by her completely. Later, Wallis's mother was forced to marry again, but only two years later, her husband died again. Wallis's aunt lived a wealthy life and often helped them and invited them to live with her. But my uncle still couldn't forget them. When Wallis was 6 years old, it was time to go to school, and her uncle paid for all her tuition and gave her some pocket money. Wallis was a lively and cute child, always dressed beautifully, naughty and playful, and everyone liked her. At the mother's first party for her daughter, the mother chose a white dress for Wallis, and Wallis stomped his little feet and said no, "I want red" She said, "So that the boys will pay attention to me."
Wallis entered a girls' school at the age of 10, and after graduating in 1912, he entered a family-run girls' school with a total of 40 students, and its strict school motto was "Women should always be gentle and elegant". After two years of edification, this formed part of Wallis's character. However, on the other hand, Wallis is open-minded, generous, and good at expressing his opinions, which are the characteristics of American women. Of course, her mother was always optimistic despite her ups and downs, which also had an impact on the formation of her character.
After Wallis finished school at the age of 18, one did not have a skill, and the other was that there were not many occupations for women in the United States at that time, and her way out was only to get married, and to get married, she had to enter the social scene, which had to turn to her uncle to buy some clothing. In 1916, by chance, she met Second Lieutenant Winfield Spencer at a naval base in Florida. He was physically strong and had a superb appearance. In a letter to her mother, she said: "This is the most fascinating and remarkable pilot in the world, he is only 27 years old, but he is already the 20th officer in the Naval Aviation Corps to receive the title of full pilot." For 19-year-old Wallis, most of her boyfriends are stinking lads, and the young officer shines like lightning in her mind. They met in April and got married in November. But soon she saw the other side of him: alcoholism and roughness. To make matters worse, the war cost him a younger brother. From then on, he drank more wine to relieve his depression. Wallis, on the other hand, was always happy to be flirted with and accepted it consciously or unintentionally. This led Spencer to think she was frivolous and hated her sociability. He either ran away for a few days ignoring her, or abused her, or locked her in her room and was not allowed to go out. Wallis is a man of personality, and she categorically believes that their marriage is lowly and is determined to divorce him. But his uncle, mother, and aunt all objected, and Spencer repeatedly said that he wanted to change it, so he left immediately. The last time, in 1924 Spencer was captain of a U.S. Navy warship in the Far East, she rushed to Hong Kong to meet him, intending to rebuild the old ones. However, in addition to being slightly better at the meeting, he blinked and drank heavily, scolded her for flirting with people, scolded her with unpleasant foul language, and he began to humiliate her, and he made sure that she accompany him to some music scene to meet his girlfriend. Later, he confessed to being wrong. Wallis is determined. After that, she toured Shanghai alone and stayed in Beijing for more than half a year, and the simplicity and tranquility of Beijing gave her a good impression. Due to the complexity of the divorce process and the conditions requiring a long separation, her divorce from Spencer was only approved in December 1927. Her way out is still to get married. Around this time, she met Ernest Simpson in Washington. His family was wealthy, and his father was the big boss of a steamship company, an Englishman. Born in New York, he graduated from Harvard University and, at the age of 21, chose The United Kingdom as his citizenship. He was tall, well-proportioned, with blue eyes, pale yellow hair, and spoke fluent French. He was an industrialist, well versed in the art of history, and had many implicit advantages in his very quiet exterior. He has an American wife who is going through divorce procedures because she doesn't get along well. In Wallis's eyes, he was well-dressed, quiet and intelligent, read a lot, determined and methodical. He was sent by his father to London to manage the affairs of the steamship branch and decided to stay in London. In July 1928, Wallis married Simpson in London and has been known as Mrs. Simpson ever since. Husband and wife get along very well, she feels that life is much more comfortable, do not have to worry about eating. Familiar with the British situation, and corrected his American English to British English. Couples live happily and regularly. She takes care of the housework in the morning and goes shopping in the afternoon. On weekends Simpson takes her to his favorite parts of London, pointing out historical sites on buildings where Britain's biggest names once worked and lived, and how traditionally the buildings themselves are. Wallis admired her husband's talent, and many years later, she still spoke of him with pride and pride: "He's a talent." Wallis said that he lived in Elysium during that period, and that the uncertainty was gone. She lived a steady, down-to-earth life that she had never had before. Since she and her husband had relatives and friends in the upper echelons of Britain, she was also sociable and soon became active. In the more than two years after she arrived in London, she met the British crown prince and suddenly felt admiration.
The Crown Prince was born on 23 June 1894 to the father of King George V and the mother of Queen Mary. According to British royal custom, his name also includes the name of the church and the names of some predecessors, in honor of zhizhi, so the full name is "Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David". Four of his brothers, who grew up with him, became Prince of Wales on 6 May 1910, heir to the throne, in accordance with the tradition of passing on the lineage.
He was educated by a tutor in his early years. Since Britain was a great power at sea, he studied at the Royal Customs School from 1907 to 1911. After graduating, he studied at Oxford University from 1912 to 1914. After the outbreak of world war I in 1914, he was appointed second lieutenant officer of the first battalion of the Guards Infantry Regiment, and later assigned to the British Expeditionary Force in France as an aide-de-camp of general officers. Since he was a prince and was not sent to the front line of the battle, he always regretted it. In 1916 he served in Italy, France and Egypt, and in 1936 he was promoted to general of the Navy, Army and Air Force. After the First World War, because of his status and status, he often participated in important events of the royal family and the country, or appeared in celebration ceremonies, or as the chief representative of the friendly mission, visiting countries around the world. From 1919 to 1925, he visited Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, the countries bordering the Mediterranean, India, Ceylon and the Far East. Because he advocated social reform, sought political fairness, sympathized with the poor and the unemployed, and had a kind attitude towards the common people, he was deeply favored by the people. However, conservatives, including his father, were greatly annoyed by this.
He enjoyed horseback riding, hunting, golfing, and embroidering flowers, especially planting flowers. His main activity was to prepare for the future king. Parents are basically satisfied with the character of others, but the biggest regret is that they did not choose a spouse. In one of the king's diaries, it is recorded: "All but Edward are married." "Queen Mary urges him almost every year, and he always procrastinates. He had a dedicated palace, and on weekends he gathered some friends for banquets, dancing, or hunting. This was the moment when he ruled out government affairs, adjusted his spirit, and lived a private life, so there were no colleagues or subordinates among the guests. Through this channel and other opportunities, he has also met several women and fallen in love, but he has never chosen a lifelong partner. During one of prince's trips to the United States, a female reporter was sent to interview individually about his love life, and they danced together and had meals together. Back at the newspaper, the reporter reported to the editor: "He is so holy that I can't write anything." Before he left the United States, another female reporter asked him if he would consider marrying an American girl, and he replied bluntly: "Yes." "The prince doesn't want that kind of marriage without love, that kind of marriage arranged for political reasons. The First World War closed the door to marriage between imperial relatives. The Prime Minister told the King in 1920 that britain could not tolerate it by joining the Prince of Wales with outsiders to form an alliance. Although there were still some eligible princesses in Greece, the Netherlands and Denmark, the government at this time publicly expressed its preference for the Prince of Wales to choose a spouse among the nobles of England or Scotland. The prince, however, thought more of an American girl.
One of Mrs. Simpson's friends was Consort, the wife of the first secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Britain. Consort's sister married a Viscount of England, known as the Viscountess of Phrness. At that time, the viscountess had a close relationship with the prince, and no matter what banquet or assembly there was a prince, there was her. In early October 1930, the Viscountess was to invite the Prince to a banquet at Mylton's villa, and When Consort and her husband were to return to the United States once, she invited the Simpsons to accompany her in place of the Viscountess to fill their vacancy. Mrs. Simpson agreed, surprised and delighted. The party, which consisted of about 30 people, stayed there overnight, and the next day at lunch she sat down next to the prince and talked about the different views of the British and Americans on the use of heating equipment, and that was it. Mrs. Simpson had a good impression of the Prince, writing in her memoirs, "He had a specialty that naturally made the atmosphere very warm... Always be so humble . . . .
About half a year later, it was also at the Viscountess's party that Mrs. Simpson met the Prince for the second time. The prince said, "I remember seeing you," and said a few more words of greeting. It seemed to her that it was an honor that such a big person remembered her as a small person. After another six months, they met at the Viscountess's house, and the prince took the couple home by car. In January 1932, the Simpsons received an invitation from the Prince to spend the weekend in his palace. At the ball, the prince danced with Mrs. Simpson. After the autumn of 1932, as the number of meetings increased, Mrs. Simpson became acquainted with the prince and the people in his circle. On June 19, 1933, the Prince and the Viscountess were greatly moved to hold a party in a large hotel to commemorate Mrs. Simpson's birthday. After half a month, she set up a family banquet for the first time to invite the prince and others, and she said: "In that group, we are nothing special. However, "from acquaintance to friendship, they entered the stage of friendship", and they became regular visitors to the prince's palace.
However, there was another chance that changed the situation. Once, Viscountess Furness suddenly called Mrs. Simpson and said that she was going to stay in the United States for a while, "I am afraid that the prince will feel lonely, will you accompany him?" From then on, Mrs. Simpson went to work more. Once, the prince suddenly talked to Mrs. Simpson about the country's affairs, and she listened with relish. As a result, he concluded: "You are the only woman interested in my career." At the same time, the prince also went to her house alone to drink cocktails, chat, and even eat light meals. Simpson sat with him at first, and then he went to his office with his official papers and let the two of them have a long talk. In the spring of 1934, The Viscountess Furness returned to London to find that the Prince never called her again or invited her to the palace. At the same time, Mrs. Simpson stepped more into the life of a prince, even designing arrangements for his officers, arranging furniture, drawing up menus, and so on. Then the relationship between the two developed further. In August 1934, the Prince invited the Simpsons on a vacation in the Mediterranean, and Simpson said he was going to New York, so the Prince took Mrs. Simpson and a few friends on a yacht south. They often sunbathe, swim, or play cards along the coast. At dusk, the Prince often sat alone on the deck with Mrs. Simpson, enjoying the breeze blowing from the Spanish coast and whispering. One night, the prince placed a velvet box in Mrs. Simpson's hand, and inside was a jade bracelet of diamonds and emeralds. This is probably the thing of love. However, the prince did not propose to her.
Mrs. Simpson had repeatedly wondered why the prince liked her so much. She is self-aware: "My talent is not high, and no one has ever praised me for being beautiful, not even Qingxiu." "I am not beautiful at all, nor am I young, and he can choose any young and beautiful woman in the world." She thought the prince's reason for loving her "may be because of my American-style independent spirit, straightforward personality, and my sense of humor and optimism, and my special concern for him and his affairs." The prince himself confirmed that he was initially attracted by Wallis' sincere concern for his work. It may be so that Wallis can quite naturally make the person who talks to her feel that he is the most important and fascinating person under the heavens. Wallis knew in advance what the Prince liked or disliked, and of the areas of particular concern to him, and was fully prepared, so that when he talked to him about them, he could do what he liked, and the Prince felt "overjoyed." In November 1934, the Prince's eldest brother, Prince George, married Princess Marina of Greece. He was closely related to his eldest brother, and George was often a guest at the Prince's Palace. As soon as he married, the prince felt more lonely, and he needed Mrs. Simpson's comfort even more. When the prince arrived at Simpson's house, Simpson grew increasingly cold and no longer accompanied, but did not prevent their intimate interaction. In February 1935, the prince invited the couple to go skiing in Kattsburg, Austria, but Simpson asked his wife to go with him to New York, but she did not go.
In the summer of the same year, the prince asked the Simpsons to go on vacation to Cannes, but Simpson ran to New York. It turned out that he had adopted a policy of non-interference with his wife for another reason— he had already fallen in love with another woman in New York. On January 20, 1936, George V died and the Prince took the throne as Edward VIII. In the busy official affairs, the prince's marriage is also on the agenda, and he must have an heir for the royal family! In May, the Prince formally proposed to Mrs. Simpson. Mrs. Simpson told her husband that she was already in the divorce process, and Simpson moved to the Guard Club. The emotional transfer of the two people has long been tacit with each other, so they parted ways without quarrel or quarrel. Mrs. Simpson was not unaware of the resistance to her marriage to the prince, but she had always believed in the old saying, "There is nothing wrong with what a king does." She thought that "the boat will be straight to the bridge.". And the new king repeatedly reassured her that he had his own way. Who knows that their future is full of terrifying waves.
In August 1936, the king also took Mrs. Simpson to Yugoslavia with great interest, one for a vacation, and one for reconciliation with the countries along the way. In some places, the common people automatically gathered and shouted to him, "Long live the king."
The boat passed through a small fishing village in Albania, and the king and Mrs. Simpson went ashore for a walk, and were found by the farmers, and in an instant thousands of people with torches in hand paraded on the steep hillside, singing incessantly, sometimes chanting "Long live love". The joy of the King and Mrs. Simpson culminates. But where did the English subjects think that the evil, ambitious and bad woman had stolen the king's heart?
Before they returned home, newspapers around the world reported on their tours, and of course, hearsay and speculation. Waiting for them in London was grim royal family and Prime Minister Baldwin. The Prime Minister is the leader of the Conservative Party and has served as Prime Minister three times. He sabotaged the 1926 strike, intervened in China's first civil war, created the Anglo-Soviet severance of diplomatic relations in 1927, and was one of the planners and executors of the appeasement policy against Hitler. He was very dismissive of the small reforms taken by the new king after he came to power. As for the love between the prince and Mrs. Simpson, it is even more firmly opposed to standing with the royal family and the church, for two reasons: first, the royal family and the commoners are not allowed to intermarry, which is the royal family rule; second, the king cannot marry a divorced woman as queen, which is a canon.
In October of the same year, Mrs. Simpson's court of divorce, Eswegne, announced to her a "conditional award", that is, it would take six months before the marriage could be dissolved if there was no objection between the parties. Seeing that the news report would cause trouble, the king reached a "gentleman's agreement" with the press through two powerful figures in the press, and did not exaggerate the divorce of Mrs. Simpson, but only made ordinary news reports. Therefore, for a period of time, there were more reports about them abroad than at home.
Mrs. Simpson and Edward VIII
Baldwin had advised the king to dissuade Mrs. Simpson from divorce, but the king certainly could not agree. Another worked out to have them enter into a "nominal marriage", in which the king entered into a legal marriage with a woman who was not a nobleman, but the woman could not enjoy the status and title of her husband, or give another title such as a duchess. The king was ready to agree, but this was rejected by the cabinet. Wallis is very sad about this. She looked up to the sky and regretted: the jewelry and jade pendant are real, the chariot and horse are real, the king's love is also true, only the reality is not true, and the future will not become true. She felt that his situation was hopeless, that it would be a tragedy for him, and that it would be a disaster for her.
Soon, the press opened the floodgates, and the whole country caused a sensation. Mrs. Simpson's house is under surveillance, someone is writing threatening letters, someone is going to blow up the house... . ··. She had to hide in the king's palace, and then decided to leave England and go to hide with their friend Hermann Rogers at The Louvy Villa near Cannes, France. As he parted, the king said, "Now there are only two paths left, either I will abandon you or I will abdicate." But I don't want to give up on you. If the state does not agree to our marriage, I am ready to run away. Wallis, who had self-control, couldn't help but cry at this time, and she said to the king, "Honey, don't do this, you shouldn't think of it like this." "And the king is very stubborn. He said he followed through once he made up his mind. To protect her, the king sent his henchman, Baron Perry Bronlo, with a plainclothes detective, a car and a driver. On December 3, 1936, they boarded a boat in the drizzle of the night to the French port of Diff. The car has to go straight through France, a distance of 650 kilometers. Because of the heavy snowfall, they stopped and went to stay in small hotels many times. Along the way, they were followed by reporters from all over the world, who slipped through the back door, climbed the window, and evaded the reporter twice, and only reached the Villa Luvi in Cannes on the 6th.
In London, there was a showdown between all parties involved. Mary, the wife of the prince's brother, said to the king, "You are not the king, and your brother George will be better off." Baldwin declared that the king would either break off relations with Mrs. Simpson or abdicate, or the cabinet would resign. Parliament and opposition Labour Leader Attlee expressed support for the Cabinet position. Only the king's close friend Churchill was weakened by his opposition to appeasement. The king, seeing loyalty to love above all else, decided to abdicate. On 10 December, the King signed the Abdication Edict. The edict reads as follows:
King edward VIII of Great Britain, Ireland and the Dominions of The Overseas, Emperor of India. He has decided not to take the throne and become king, and so will his heirs. This abdication indicates the will of the Fallen and shall take effect immediately. Autograph
This article was signed on December 10, 1936
On December 11, he delivered a farewell address to the nation on radio. Retransmission is required all over the world. Madrid, Spain, was being shelled and bombed during the civil war, but they also called to broadcast it. The king said emotionally, "My friends, I feel that it is impossible to take on the responsibilities I have shouldered without the help and support of the woman I love. Mrs. Simpson, who was listening to the radio in Cannes, was so excited that she couldn't stop crying.
On this day, the king had lunch with Churchill in the castle. Churchill asked the king to send him a picture, and the king agreed. Then Churchill pulled out his watch and looked at the time, which was the moment when Parliament finally passed the abdication bill. He asked the king to sign the photograph. The king signed: "Your Majesty King Edward" and said: "This is the last time I sign as king." "The retreat took effect at 1:52 p.m. He was in place for 325 days, 13 hours and 57 minutes. When the former king bid churchill farewell at the door, he heard churchill reciting verses as if muttering to himself. Here's what Andrew Marvell wrote about Charles I's guillotine:
In this historically significant scene, he is neither lowly nor humble.
Churchill walked toward the car waiting for him with tears in his eyes. The car started, and the king ran out the door and shouted, "Wait a minute, you forgot your picture... . . . ”
The next day, George VI ascended the throne. Fearing that it would be detrimental to Mrs. Simpson's divorce, the prince went to Austria, where he and she had to have a border. The two exchanged feelings by phone and letter. It was not until early May 1937, when the divorce was granted, that he went to Paris to reunite with his wife. Since George VI was to be crowned in May, they postponed the marriage to June 3. He was 41 and she was 39. He invited the royal family and relatives and friends to the wedding, but no one from the royal family attended, which made it inconvenient for some relatives and friends to come. But before the marriage, the king sent a letter to the effect that his brother was made the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson was duchess, but he was not entitled to the honorific title of "His Highness"; if the lady had children, she could not inherit the title of father. This greatly annoyed the Duke, who thought it was too unfair to his wife. But the Duchess thought that her husband had even lost the supreme throne for her, and what was the point! She had everything with the Duke, and she forgot "all the worries, all the pains she had before." What unfolded before her was infinite happiness. And Churchill's words were a great comfort to them. He said: "This is the greatest love of our time. After the Duchess of Windsor's living arrangements in Paris were suspended, the Duke in 1938 expressed to the British Prime Minister Chamberlain, who had come to Paris, in person that he was willing to serve his country and that he also had a desire to reconcile with the royal family. Chamberlain promised to discuss after returning to China, but there was no reply for a long time. The Duke waited impatiently and took the initiative to inquire about the news, and the government said that this was an internal matter of the royal family and that it could not be managed; and the royal family thought that the matter should be handled by the government, and blamed each other, and could not be resolved.
At the end of August of the same year, just a few days after Hitler's Germany signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union, german forces invaded Poland. Britain had to be more vigilant and more vigilant. King George VI and the British cabinet considered it inappropriate for the Dukes to live in France and recalled them to England, and offered two positions for the Duke to consider. One served in the Military Liaison Corps at the headquarters of the British Army in France and the other was the Governor-General of Civil Defence in Wales. After the couple returned home, the Duke interviewed the King and offered to accept the post of Governor of civil defence in Wales, who was inclined to agree, and the Duke was pleased. But then things changed. This is due to the fact that when the dukes and couples went to the streets, the common people recognized them and greeted them or cheered them. When the news reached the palace, he thought it was inappropriate to leave them in England, and suddenly announced that he would send the duke to France. The Duke was originally a general in the three armies, but this time he was relegated to the rank of major general, and he went to his post without complaint for the sake of the motherland. In mid-May 1938, the German army suddenly attacked France, which proved that the appeasement policy of Baldwin, Chamberlain and the like had completely collapsed, so Churchill, who had always opposed the appeasement policy, came to power. In July, the Duke and his wife fled France with many Frenchmen and took refuge in Lisbon, Portugal. Churchill sent two planes to pick them up and take them home. In view of the lessons of his last return, the Duke made two conditions, one to make it clear what he was going back to, and the other to ask that his wife be given the same status as his sisters-in-law. This left Churchill in a dilemma. He did not do the Lord's thing alone. Moreover, when the Duke and his wife visited a simple house in Germany shortly after their marriage, Hitler took the opportunity to offer an interview and gain political capital. At this time, there were rumors in the world that Hitler intended to use the duke as emperor after subduing Britain. This was not good for the Duke. Finally, Churchill decided to appoint the Duke as Governor of the Bahamas, with a population of only a hundred thousand, which the Duke accepted. One of churchill's intentions was to keep the dukes aside from a political storm out of thin air. The Bahamas is located in the western Atlantic Ocean, looking north to the United States of Florida, south to Cuba, far away from the European battlefield, life is peaceful. However, since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States officially entered the war, German submarines appeared on the western edge of the Atlantic Ocean, the United States established an airfield in the Bahamas for the use of Britain and the United States, and the island became lively. The Duchess worked diligently for the logistics, but in good spirits, for she was already serving her husband's country. In early 1944, the Duke requested a transfer with the intention of returning home and being reused, and Churchill was able to transfer the Duke to be governor of Bermuda, a population of only a few tens of thousands in the western North Atlantic. It was only then that the Duke suddenly realized that the country had transferred him from one remote end of the world to another snubbed cape, as if he were exiled and had no intention of reusing him. He submitted his resignation at the end of his term in the spring of 1945. The Duke had received a lot of training, and during his five years in the Bahamas, he had certain political achievements, and he wanted to do something for the motherland, but he had no way to serve the country, so he had to withdraw from the political arena and live a secluded life. The Duke and his wife, believing that France had a high level of education, open ideas and convenient life, decided to settle in Paris. In France, which did not have a monarchy, the more liberal French were sympathetic to the situation of the dukes and couples and gave them generous treatment. Their residence in Bois de Long, with a garden and 30 rooms. This is provided by the paris municipality and only collects a symbolic rent. The couple loves to collect art treasures, and the duke especially loves to cultivate flowers by hand. In addition, it also raises a variety of good breed dogs. They own a large converted villa from a mill in the French countryside; luxury apartments in New York City, etc. In her memoirs, the Duchess commented satisfactorily on her union with the Duke: "Any woman who is loved as I am, and who loves people as much as I am, is arguably the richest experience of a lifetime. She also said to a friend: "I have a responsibility, a great responsibility, which is to give me 24 hours a day to him in return for everything he gave up for me." "They travel a lot, socialize internationally, and have a lot of friends. Their clothing and clothing often become the object of imitation. The Duke's slightly glowing costume became a fashion of the moment. The Duchess's simple and elegant dress aroused people's interest. She did not wear a hat for a period of time, and many people were exempt from the crown. However, they were able to live a good life, and their financial resources were still Britain. They are said to have acquired a fortune worth $2 million, with an annual salary of $60,000. The resentment between the British royal family and the Windsor couple was formed between the previous generation, so it gradually eased over time. In 1965, when the Duke of Windsor returned to London for eye surgery, Queen Elizabeth first met her aunt when she visited the hospital. In 1972, when the Duke of Windsor was critically ill with throat cancer, the Queen and her wife came to Bois de Boulon to comfort her uncle. After more than 10 days, the Duke died suddenly at the age of 77. Madame sent the coffin back to England for the state funeral, and the Queen asked her to stay at Buckingham Palace, where she lived. The death of the Duke dealt a great blow to the Lady. She has no children, "spring wind peach and plum blossoms, autumn rain when the sycamore leaves fall", such a day is not good. But her nostalgia for her husband has never diminished. Every day she had to tidy up the desk that Edward VIII had used to announce his farewell speech, and there was pen and paper and ink that seemed to be ready for him to use; her husband's clothing and supplies were laid out as they were before he died, and a pair of leather shoes were always so shiny and shiny. Just added a lot of pictures of husbands in various rooms. Every night before going to bed, she always opened the door of the Duke's dormitory and said goodnight to him. In 1974, the Duchess suffered a femur fracture due to a fall. He has been suffering from arthritis since 1978. In 1982, he underwent a major operation due to intestinal obstruction, and from then on he was ill and confused until he died on April 24, 1986, at the age of 89. In accordance with the Duke of Windsor's will, the Queen of England sent a royal plane to retrieve the remains of the lady and bury it next to the Duke of Windsor's royal cemetery. On 29 April, the Queen and Queen and the entire royal family held a memorial service for the Duchess of Windsor at the Church in Windsor. However, her tombstone is inscribed with the words "Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986)", and there is still no title of "Your Highness". It is said that the crux of the problem is that the empress dowager opposes it. She had always believed that since Mrs. Simpson had taken the king, the burden of the king fell on the shoulders of her husband, George VI. He experienced the difficult years of World War II, and he worked hard for his brother and sister-in-law, physically and mentally exhausted, and accumulated depression, so that he died prematurely in 1952 at the age of 56.
After the death of the Duchess of Windsor, she left behind a legacy of tens of millions of dollars, including treasures handed down from the royal family and many valuable ornaments. The Duchess had already made a will when she was conscious, and the distribution of property was laid out in great detail. Accordingly, it will be shared by 15 units of Britain and France, but only a small part of the British will be given to France. It is not difficult to understand that she spent most of her life in France, and France has always respected them as guests. The experiences and love affairs of the Dukes and Sons of Windsor are documented. The Duke's book The Story of a King was published in 1951, and the Duchess's memoir, My Heart Appeal, published in 1959, in which she recounted her life and revealed her heart. What's even more interesting is that they also have a work that the couple has collaborated on, that is, 80 love letters exchanged with each other. The Duchess of Windsor made scheming arrangements for the letters to be published behind her. The Daily Mail bought the love letters for £500,000 and disclosed them in the newspapers. The aim was to prove that she was not, as some claim, an evil-hearted, scheming woman, much less ambitious, and that her love for the Duke was sincere and pure.