A new biography reveals shocking details about the life of the late socialite. — -- Before Meghan Markle, Wallis Simpson was the first American divorcee to marry into the British royal family ...

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and the former King Edward VIII, who became Duke of Windsor after his 1936 abdication, seen here circa 1965 arriving at Southampton on board the liner United States ...

American socialite Wallis Simpson (nee Bessie Wallis Warfield) (1896 - 1986) a week before King Edward VIII abdicated. She became Duchess of Windsor in June 1937 after her marriage to Edward VIII ...

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson married in France in June 1937 with no royal family members present. The couple was married until Edward died from cancer in 1972.

Wallis Simpson and Herman Rogers. (Rogers collection) Morton added Simpson was also frustrated over Edward’s public declaration of love, which would allegedly destroy her dreams to become queen.

Wallis Simpson was born on June 19, 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. Her father died when she was an infant and she and her mother were supported by their wealthy relatives in Baltimore.

Wallis Simpson famously stole the heart of King Edward VIII — but according to a new book, she was actually in love with someone else. Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936, becoming the D… ...

Meghan Markle's Marriage to Prince Harry Won't Be Anything Like 'Bitter' Wallis Simpson's Union With Edward VIII Published Feb 27, 2018 at 11:38 AM EST Updated Feb 27, 2018 at 12:16 PM EST ...

Wallis Simpson was never queen of the people’s hearts. Too transparently ambitious—and sveltely malevolent in appearance—to be truly sympathetic, she’s gone down in the popular imagination ...