tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post6675791085692836296..comments2024-03-19T02:45:42.946-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: Wallis Simpson: The woman who might have been QueenElizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-12225486994975058462016-06-05T20:46:27.725-04:002016-06-05T20:46:27.725-04:00Having read her auto biography and biography of he...Having read her auto biography and biography of her life, I am sure that the British were very well off having him abdicate... he was a sad and silly man and she was no better.Karen Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766107211433476624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-52285882157859202112014-11-18T23:03:19.537-05:002014-11-18T23:03:19.537-05:00You could do another whole article on Wallis Simps...You could do another whole article on Wallis Simpson's affair with Joachim von Ribbentrop which was going on at the same time as her impending marriage to Edward VIII.<br />Also it has become apparent that Wallis and the Duke of Windsor were the biggest traitors in world history giving secrets to the Germans which caused France to be conquered quickly.Anoka Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439036719357012798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-27286307610036198452013-11-29T09:12:15.841-05:002013-11-29T09:12:15.841-05:00After review your blog i found it really helpful f...After review your blog i found it really helpful for all , and my thinking about your blog is good. you did really a great job and as a <a href="http://www.divorcenylaw.com/" rel="nofollow">queens divorce attorneys</a> i appreciate your jobMuhibul Haquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329641354776132392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-66010554826810171582013-09-07T04:50:47.215-04:002013-09-07T04:50:47.215-04:00Mein computerverrückter Sohn studiert Art und zeig...Mein computerverrückter Sohn studiert Art und zeigte mir diese Webseite WahooArt.com. 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Was für eine schöne blaue Farbe.scott davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185110800919351863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-67574870356447596972013-09-02T12:36:45.748-04:002013-09-02T12:36:45.748-04:00I could be wrong, but it was always my understandi...I could be wrong, but it was always my understanding that la Simpson was a staunch anti-semite and Nazi sympathizer and that it was her influence that pulled Edward in that direction -- not that he needed much pulling, or that the rest of the royal family were any less racist, or that they aren't even today.<br /><br />Anyway, before you fall over and shed tears for their touching and romantical love story, lets not forget that these were despicable rich people and racists who deserve nothing but contempt. I hope cats wee on their graves.Dorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110879573778454693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-87690404061747048672012-06-30T16:17:00.051-04:002012-06-30T16:17:00.051-04:00Greatlove and relationship story. this makes me wa...Great<a href="http://womanslifescript.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">love and relationship</a> story. this makes me want to watch "king speech" film again.<br />great storyPosterizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464073359411776316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-10032379279546245382012-06-30T16:09:36.903-04:002012-06-30T16:09:36.903-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Posterizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464073359411776316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-1604257992576239712011-10-18T20:58:27.511-04:002011-10-18T20:58:27.511-04:00I read recently that the permission required of &#...I read recently that the permission required of 'the Dominions' is relative to the monarch's status as King/Queen of Canada, etc rather than relative to the status as K/Q of England, Scotland, Wales etc. <br /><br />Nobody wants to have a more complex system in which a daughter becomes Queen of Great Britain but a younger brother becomes King of Canada because the law wasn't in sync in all Dominions.<br /><br />All the same though, wouldn't it be cool if Wills and his missus had to take fertility drugs to produce an heir and they wound up with a mixture of mono and hetero-zygotic octuplets of both sexes.<br /><br />Then everyone would be able to get their own. [That would end it for Canada though. We like getting our monarch 'for free'.]John Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414717037647209724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-29087272162180751562011-09-01T12:34:20.706-04:002011-09-01T12:34:20.706-04:00Wallis proved herself to be...well, something. Sh...Wallis proved herself to be...well, something. She didn't love Edward, he was none too bright (read the book of letters. Believe me, you'll understand why Charles is none to bright either!) But she married him. He gave up the throne for her, it's the least she could do. <br /><br />I think the most telling remark here is "I feel so tired of fighting the world all alone, and with no money." Never been a fan of Wallis, this did not endear her to me either.<br /><br />Article interesting if not exactly accurate, and the remarks interesting too, including the one from the name dropper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-48371982169137913322011-08-10T08:46:23.302-04:002011-08-10T08:46:23.302-04:00Very interesting.... Wallis was very elegant, but ...Very interesting.... Wallis was very elegant, but I don't think she was "HRH" material, also, I think really Edward did not want to be king and in a way Wallis was his excuse....<br />In the end, following pleasure leads to an empty existence.<br />LorraineLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378673089714281726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-75396705738680445192011-07-06T21:01:22.376-04:002011-07-06T21:01:22.376-04:00The future Edward VIII might have gone for married...The future Edward VIII might have gone for married women, but he did not go for older women. His first real love, Freda Dudley Ward, was his age. As you pointed out, Wallis was a year or two younger, depending on her actual birthday. Another mistress, Audrey James (later Audrey Coats) was eight years younger, and Thelma Furness was twelve years younger. <br />Also, the British found the idea of a morganatic marriage between their king and Mrs. Simpson even more distasteful than they found the idea of Queen Wallis. The members of the British parliament who discussed the idea all pointed out that the woman who married the king necessarily became queen and that morganatic marriages did not exist in England. (The future George IV's marriage to Mrs. Fitzherbert was illegal and therefore nonexistent, not morganatic, as it went against the Royal Marriages Act of 1772. Same thing goes for Augustus, Duke of Sussex's two marriages and for George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge's marriage.) As one writer put it, "We will not accept two kinds of women, one of them a wife but not good enough to be a queen." Queen Victoria, years earlier, had responded to a complaint from Empress Augusta about Princess Beatrice marrying Prince Henry of Battenberg, whom Augusta didn't consider good enough to be a husband to the kaiser's sister-in-law, by saying that in England, the king could marry a farm girl if he thought she was good enough and that the people would call her the queen. Also, Edward would've had to get permission from all the governments of the Commonwealth to marry Wallis morganatically, something that he wouldn't have to do if he just made her queen, because marrying her morganatically would mess with the laws of the succession, which could only be altered with the consent of the governments of the dominions of the Commonwealth. So, in Baldwin's eyes and many other people's eyes, a morganatic marriage would've been worse for the monarchy, which had recently accepted the marriages of two princes with British noblewomen (marriages which would've been morganatic by, say, Russian or German standards) than a regular marriage. <br />Still, great, entertaining article on a fascinating woman. I laughed at the one line about Wallis deserving a medal. I have to agree with you there. Maybe she wasn't totally a Nazi, but she and Edward were definitely way too pro-German to steer the British people through WWII. Then there were Wallis' comments about how the French were awful people and how she didn't feel sorry for them after the Germans invaded. It's kind of pitiful how boring and meaningless their life ultimately ended up being though, isn't it?allyls2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/00931566001287444427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-89190718020659699122011-06-15T09:38:13.472-04:002011-06-15T09:38:13.472-04:00Wallis must have given Edward some really royal he...Wallis must have given Edward some really royal head.<br />I can see why Wallis and Edward sympathized with the Facists.<br />They must have feared that they could have suffered the same fate as the Romanoffs did when the communists took over Russia.<br />What a disgrace both of them were to the good and brave people of Britain.Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788682164360134469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-86845992981964373542011-03-19T23:00:40.415-04:002011-03-19T23:00:40.415-04:00fascists are the ugly scum of the earth and this w...fascists are the ugly scum of the earth and this woman and her fascist sympathizing set all 'went down' in the ugliest manners. She and her ilk were some of the ugliest rich people ever to have faced a mirror, and only the truly ignorant or racist actually 'liked' them. there is divine retribution for these peoples' transgressions against humanity-it's called self destruction. <br />p.s. I love how edward was cuckolded by a gay guy (but i gave up the throne for you baby!) and after j.woolworth (the gay) quit them, he explained, 'i've abdicated! looooooooooooooooooooooooooool!akirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054608952948184344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-90581894049088564032011-01-23T21:38:38.417-05:002011-01-23T21:38:38.417-05:00I don't think Edward wanted to be king and poo...I don't think Edward wanted to be king and poor wallis was his escape. Poor woman great article.Judith Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119939934898071649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-40152321581170014032010-11-28T10:15:22.634-05:002010-11-28T10:15:22.634-05:00Good synopsis. I clearly understand how boring th...Good synopsis. I clearly understand how boring their lives might have become. I've read that they were none to happy with their lot in life; since they had absolutely nothing to do.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986448823383462731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-38836059847499464582010-11-25T07:00:55.620-05:002010-11-25T07:00:55.620-05:00i am fascinated by women with not merely scandalou...i am fascinated by women with not merely scandalous but interesting lives. this is the second article that i am reading about her and i am glad that she is not being depicted as a monster here. but the wikidedia article also says that she was still married to simpson when she met edward. but seriously, so what if the king gave up his throne for her? he was a grown man and knew what he was doing and its not like she held a gun to his head and forced him to abdicate. so why put all the blame on the woman? lets hope i can find a book about her. am intrigued.Kozohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606558482558106365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-35334491893452816252010-09-01T15:42:00.825-04:002010-09-01T15:42:00.825-04:00Captivating story with a surprising denouement. Th...Captivating story with a surprising denouement. That's is why I keep on reading these blogs because you get inspired. The last time I was reading a blog about relationships and I learned that <a href="http://www.iservepharmacy.com/" rel="nofollow">Generic Viagra</a> was good offsetting erectile dysfunction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-3459075163555036912010-03-31T12:50:29.044-04:002010-03-31T12:50:29.044-04:00A very interesting take on their story – thanks fo...A very interesting take on their story – thanks for writing it. I loved the quote at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-70416370475387186922009-10-13T06:00:03.805-04:002009-10-13T06:00:03.805-04:00A very touching true love story. My tears are for ...A very touching true love story. My tears are for them. May you both RIPardilahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12028846736281014443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-15439933793857902332009-09-27T14:57:23.970-04:002009-09-27T14:57:23.970-04:00the british are the most close minded nation in th...the british are the most close minded nation in the world. the open mindedness is just a facade. so are the americans by the way. why do you think the gay fellow didnt win the american idol contest? even though he was the best singer. at least we pakistanis are open about what we accept and what we dont. we are open about our bigotry.salmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912543136660272122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-75630751601408395382009-09-17T20:34:33.884-04:002009-09-17T20:34:33.884-04:00According to the book "Wallis and Edward Lett...According to the book "Wallis and Edward Letters <br />1931-1937" edited by Michael Bloch, Wallis met the Prince whilst still married to Ernest. Her first encounter with the Prince was on Sat. Jan 10,1931 at Burrow Court in Melton Mowbray. BTW Wallis was an only child and never had any children.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479032211444146398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-91890640248791882322009-08-15T10:57:36.014-04:002009-08-15T10:57:36.014-04:00to Mylo,
Did Bessie Wallis have a child? That wo...to Mylo,<br /> Did Bessie Wallis have a child? That would make you a direct relative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-39609040807314817592008-09-27T15:05:00.000-04:002008-09-27T15:05:00.000-04:00mylo how r u related? did u meet her......evermylo how r u related? did u meet her......everUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237023988763677879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-21276009896152407062008-07-31T19:28:00.000-04:002008-07-31T19:28:00.000-04:00Being that I am a Direct relitive of Bessie Wallis...Being that I am a Direct relitive of Bessie Wallis Warfield, I take offense to the title or your little post, and your derogatory content. Lots of women get divorced and re-married. It's actually quite romantic, in my opinion, for a King to give up his throne for a woman he loves. What if the woman was you?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893002916830867739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-49732831250962941182008-04-08T12:18:00.000-04:002008-04-08T12:18:00.000-04:00Thank you for the corrections.Thank you for the corrections.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.com