Wallis Simpson's Cause Of Death: How Edward's Wife Died

• Wallis Simpson married King Edward
• She was American
• Learn more about her life and how she passed in our video

For Edward, his relationship with the actress was more important to him than his place on the throne. The royal family had not accepted the American as part of the monarchy in Great Britain.

Wallis Simpson Cause Of Death: This Is How Edward's Wife Died

Wallis Simpson

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After all, she was middle class and had two divorces behind her; something that was not well seen at the time. And so, the abdication of King Edward VIII took place and, therefore, George VI's ascent to the throne. But Elizabeth's father was not actually destined for that position.

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