81 years before Meghan Markle, another divorced American married a prince from the United Kingdom and turned the country's history upside down.
In this episode of our special "At the heart of History" series dedicated to Windsor, Jean des Cars tells you how the sulphurous Wallis Simpson conquered the future King Edward VIII, and made the crown of England waver.
June 3, 1937 marked a turning point in the history of the British monarchy. That day, Wallis Simpson, an American, twice divorced, marries ex-King Edward VIII who renounced the crown to marry in righteous marriage with the woman of his life. In this episode of our special "At the heart of History" series devoted to Windsors, Jean des Cars tells you how the idyll that swayed the throne of England was born.
"At the heart of History" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast
Author and presentation: Jean des Cars
Production: Timothée Magot
Director: Jean-François Bussière
Distribution and editing: Clémence Olivier and Salomé Journo
Graphics: Karelle Villais