When Edward VIII died in 1972 at the age of 77, he left us with a fairy tale of love— the story of an English king who gave up his throne and married the American woman he loved, but back to reality, this love is really not as glamorous and beautiful as the outside world imagines.
A recent documentary called "The Private Life of the Monarch", which aims to expose the unknown "unethical events and intimate scandals" behind the doors of the royal palace, in which Edward VIII's relationship with socialite Wallis Simpson is mentioned again.
British writer on history and royalty, Tracy Borman, a guest on the show, said he was shocked by Edward VIII's obsession with divorced woman Mrs. Simpson.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > "About Edward VIII, who has the greatest love saga in history, is just a fictional myth, completely unreal." </h1>
"Giving up the throne for the woman you love sounds like an unbelievable romantic story, but as you dig deeper into Edward VIII's character and his relationship with Wallis, you'll realize that things are far from romantic decisions made for the time being made for your beloved." The real reason is that Edward VIII had serious character flaws. He experienced all sorts of things growing up that led to his insecurity. Whenever he confronts a woman, he is like a child. And you can see with certainty that when he's with Wallis, to Edward, she's the same mother character. ”
In 1939, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor returned to their british homeland
Based on Borman's years of research on her (Mrs. Simpson), she was given the fact that Mrs. Simpson was bored and suffocated by this marriage with Edward VIII, a feeling she felt that lasted until Edward's death. The couple married in 1937.
Borman said: "She wanted to escape from Edward VIII, and she wanted to have her own things to do. After systematically studying Mrs. Simpson, I was surprised by the facts. Deep down, I also hope that the relationship between the two is romantic, but the results are far from each other. ”
"Despite the controversy, the most correct thing Edward VIII did was to throw away the throne, and to be honest, even if he didn't give up the throne, he couldn't be a good king."
The Duke (1894-1972), duchess (1896-1986) celebrates the New Year at their French home
When Edward VIII first met Simpson in the fall of 1930, Mrs. Simpson was still with her second husband, Ernest Simpson, an American-born British maritime broker. Years later, Mrs. Simpson was accused of framing Edward as part of her plan to become king.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Borman suspected that Edward did not want to be king of England from the start</h1>
"He's always making excuses." "He hated being watched, he hated standing in the spotlight."
He had a relationship with his father that could not have been worse, and if it were not for Wallis, he would have used other things as an excuse to give up the throne.
Borman said: "I am convinced that even some other person or thing will make him make the decision to give up the throne. ”
According to Borman's research, edward was first fascinated by Mrs. Simpson, and then he influenced Mrs. Simpson, and even after the two were married, the relationship between the two could still be described as "slimy".
"He just wanted Mrs. Simpson to belong to him entirely." His love for Mrs. Simpson was suffocating, which is why there are rumors that Mrs. Simpson wants to escape. When Mrs. Simpson went to work, he followed her to work, not leaving for a moment, he just wanted to stay with her all the time, for him, Wallis was all he had, a man worth letting him give up the throne, but all of this made Mrs. Simpson feel a lot of pressure - she became everything to Edward VIII. And Edward VIII made it clear to her that he wanted to be with Mrs. Simpson 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They had never been apart since they were married, and when Mrs. Simpson spoke to other men, he would become extraordinarily jealous. ”
Mrs. Simpson in a dress
Borman said: "The irony is that this obsessive love eventually kept Mrs Simpson away from him, Mrs Simpson wanted some space of her own, Edward VIII's possession of her so much made her not know how to deal with the people around her, he always thought only of his own demands, regardless of the feelings of others, when the British government explicitly forbade Edward VIII to marry Mrs. Simpson, he could not leave Mrs. Simpson like a special object." ”
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Edward VIII admired Americans for "admiring the outside world."</h1>
Borman points out that Edward has been interested in Americans since he was a child, and it is for this reason that he has been constantly trapped in his relationship with Mrs. Simpson. He even learned the pronunciation of American English and wore clothes that came by sea in the United States, all of which surprised his father, George V.
"He envied the American character of chasing personal dreams." This American character of active self-pursuit in Mrs. Simpson also attracted Edward VIII to some extent.
Edward and Simpson lived in Paris after they got married, but they always wanted to move back to Britain, the New York Times reported. In 1940, he took up the post of governor of the Bahamas, where he lived for 5 years, where Simpson struggled to work for the Red Cross to raise money for charitable causes. In 1961, Mrs. Simpson hinted that she had sent Edward to the Bahamas to get rid of him.
"My husband has always been like a punished child, getting spanked every day, and that's his life."
In 1968, the two attended the opening of a theater in Paris, France
The media pointed out that the two have a big difference, Edward likes to live in a country house, while Mrs. Simpson likes to live in the city, Edward does not like to communicate, but still accompanies Mrs. Simpson to live in the city, accompanied by her to attend some social occasions.
The two remained childless, and Mrs. Simpson remained single for the last years of her life until her death in 1986 at the age of 89.
Borman pointed out that some media now compare Megan Markle to Mrs. Simpson, and then this comparison is not reasonable at all.
First of all, the British throne does not belong to Harry, he did not give up the throne like Edward, he just quit the senior members of the royal family, people have different ideas, he just wants to live his own life, which is not surprising, if you have been living in the royal family, you have to do everything according to the standards of the royal family, and over time, it will feel a lot of pressure.