Portrait of Wallis Simpson
A half-length portrait of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, wife of Edward VIII. Well known in London society, she met Edward, Prince of Wales in 1931, She obtained a divorce in 1936, the year of his accession, and he made it plain to the British government that he was determined to marry her, even if it meant giving up the throne. They married in 1937 in France, the Royal Family did not accept her until the late 1960s. She published her memoirs in 1956, entitled 'The heart has its Reasons'. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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613490980
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Corbis Historical
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January 01, 1935
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