My goodness, what a to-do! The conclusion that I came up with is that probably neither the Duke or the Dutchess had pro Nazi sympathies.

I didn't find one on but did find this book. But lately I have been doing quite a bit of reading about WW2 and several of the books I have read mentioned that they were both suspected of having pro Nazi sympathies I decided to search out a biography of the Duke. Because I have never been particularly interested in gossipy enquirer type articles I had never looked very closely at either the Duke or the Dutchess of Windsor. Be Careful What you Wish For is the message that comes through loud and clear. This book is a cautionary tale if there ever was one. But her psychology remains an enigma.ĭrawing from interviews and newly discovered letters, That Woman shines a light on this captivating and complex figure, an object of fascination who has only grown more compelling with the years. Since her death, Simpson has become a symbol of female empowerment as well as a style icon. It explores the obsessive nature of Simpson’s relationship with Prince Edward, the suggestion that she may have had a disorder of sexual development, and new evidence showing she may never have wanted to marry Edward at all. Neither beautiful nor brilliant, she endured an impoverished childhood, which fostered in her a burning desire to rise above her circumstances.Īcclaimed biographer Anne Sebba offers an eye-opening account of one of the most talked about women of her generation.

'That woman', so called by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was born Bessie Wallis Warfield in 1896 in Baltimore. This is the story of the American divorcée notorious for allegedly seducing a British king off his throne. Here is the first full-scale biography of Wallis Simpson to be written by a woman, exploring the mind of one of the most glamorous and reviled figures of the 20th century, a character who figured prominently in the blockbuster film The King’s Speech.

That Woman by Anne Sebba