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The First Book of Factoids
1 st EDITION
First Published in the
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Sam Vaknin, Ph.D.
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Abdication Crisis
The love affair of Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII)
and Wallis Simpson in 1936 is the stuff of romantic
dramas. Alas, reality was a lot less inspiring. Even as she
was being wooed by her regal paramour - and while still
being married to Ernest Aldrich Simpson, who knew of
the Prince's attentions and even discussed the adulterous
relationship with him - Wallis had an affair with Guy
Marcus Trundle, a car salesman.
So reveal documents released in January 2003 by the
Public Record Office in the United Kingdom. Trundle is
described as a "very charming adventurer, very good
looking, well bred and an excellent dancer". He lived at
18 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London (a prestigious
address).
Simpson's first husband was Earl Winfield Spencer. The
King met her on January 10, 1931 but was not
impressed. Even in the months after May 1934, when he
met her for the second time, dined with her and her
husband in their London flat and invited them to his
country retreat - she did not captivate him. He did take her
on a cruise, two years later, unaccompanied by her
husband. He tried to introduce her in court, but George V
was outraged. Upon his death, the Prince of Wales became
King on January 20, 1936. Ernest Simpson - who was
having a long-term affair of his own - moved out of
the Simpson household in July 1936.
Nor was Wallis the Prince's first American liaison. He
contemplated marrying one, Thelma Furness, but then
dumped her for Simpson. The British media - though
perfectly aware of all the goings-on, reported noting
almost until the King's abdication. The European and
American press, in contrast, provided extensive coverage
of the developing romance.
At first, the King did not wish to marry Simpson, merely
to make her his consort by changing the law to allow for a
morganatic marriage (of people from different classes,
with no rights of inheritance). Simpson herself thought of
giving up the marriage. Yet, finally, they got married after
the abdication, in France. Though Simpson became the
Duchess of Windsor, she could not be addressed as "Her
Royal Highness".
Additionally, the King was not allowed by the British
government to address the British people and the Empire
through the BBC.
The government's constitutional experts wrote:
"If the King disregarded it, constitutional monarchy would
cease to exist. The King is bound to accept and act upon
the advice of his ministers ... for the King to broadcast in
disregard of that advice would be appealing over the
heads of his constitutional advisers. "The last time when
this happened in English history was when Charles I
raised His Standard at the beginning of the Civil War on
22 August 1642."
Edward abdicated from the throne on 11 December 1936,
making a different speech.

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