Edward & Mrs. Simpson

10.0
19785h 50m

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her.

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Photo of Edward Fox

Edward Fox

King Edward VIII

Photo of Cynthia Harris

Cynthia Harris

Wallis Warfield Simpson

Photo of Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Queen Mary

Photo of Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Walter Monkton

Photo of John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Maj. Alexander Hardinge

Photo of Andrew Ray

Andrew Ray

Duke of York

Photo of Jessie Matthews

Jessie Matthews

Aunt Bessie Merryman

Photo of Charles Keating

Charles Keating

Ernest Simpson

Photo of T.R. Bowen

T.R. Bowen

Duff Cooper

Photo of Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Lady Diana Cooper

Photo of Elsie Randolph

Elsie Randolph

Lady Colefax

Photo of Gary Waldhorn

Gary Waldhorn

Chips Channon

Photo of Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Clement Attlee

Photo of Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Winston Churchill

Photo of Marius Goring

Marius Goring

King George V

Photo of Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury

Photo of Edward Jewesbury

Edward Jewesbury

Lord Dawson

Photo of Simon Cadell

Simon Cadell

Maj. John Aird

Photo of Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser

Anthony Eden

Photo of Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Sir Donald Somervell

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