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5 Ratings

4

Duration
10H 5min
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English
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Non-Fiction

Wallis Simpson stole the king's heart and rocked the monarchy - but she was not Edward VIII's first or only love. Before Wallis dominated his life, he adored three other women: Rosemary Leveson Gower, the girl he wanted to marry; Freda Dudley Ward, the Prince's long-term mistress; and Thelma Furness, his twice-married American lover. Each one of the three women in this book could have changed the course of history. In examining their lives and impact on the heir to the throne, Rachel Trethewey questions whether he ever really wanted to be king...

© 2019 Oakhill Publishing (Audiobook): 9781787714960

Release date

Audiobook: 1 June 2019

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