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Eric_Lowe

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Re: King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (Duke and Duchess of Windsor)
« Reply #645 on: January 03, 2009, 04:19:03 PM »
Wallis was a poor girl turned rich, it was hard for her to relate to others (apart from her Aiunt Bessie). Edward VIII was a self-centered man groomed by courtiers who see him mas their future. When he abdicated they all dropped him (including her beloved brother George and Dickie Mountbatten of course). He became insecure about his pocessions and sought to make money. At the end they became pitiable figures.
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« Reply #646 on: January 03, 2009, 04:23:35 PM »
with their pug dogs
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Eric_Lowe

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« Reply #647 on: January 03, 2009, 04:26:01 PM »
Whom they were devoted to.  ;)
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« Reply #648 on: January 03, 2009, 04:37:37 PM »
hehe  :) didn't they have little Cartier statues of them? like Tatiana had Faberge ones of Oritino ? I'm sure I've seen a picture somewhere....
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Eric_Lowe

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« Reply #649 on: January 04, 2009, 11:15:35 AM »
Would love to see it !
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« Reply #650 on: January 04, 2009, 11:52:42 AM »
I'll have it for tomorrow
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« Reply #651 on: January 04, 2009, 12:30:38 PM »
Great !
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Re: King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (Duke and Duchess of Windsor)
« Reply #652 on: January 04, 2009, 04:13:04 PM »
Here are the Duke & Duchess with their actual pugs:





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« Reply #653 on: January 05, 2009, 08:44:15 AM »
Cannot see them...
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« Reply #654 on: January 05, 2009, 02:29:37 PM »
here is that picture I promised - "http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/tom_romanov/img139.jpg"
(you can see two dogs on either side of the table)
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« Reply #655 on: January 13, 2009, 03:04:29 PM »
From what I have read about Edward VIII, it seems that he was never happy about becoming King and Emperor; certainly his portraits from when he was Prince of Wales always show him with sad eyes and with an obviously strained smile that communicates neither joy nor satisfaction with his situation.
Why, then, didn't he resign his position as crown prince when he still had the chance? He had plenty of brothers, so the survival of the Windsor line did not depend exclusively on him.
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« Reply #656 on: January 13, 2009, 04:11:53 PM »
Responsibilty. One does not disgard that easily...
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Re: King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (Duke and Duchess of Windsor)
« Reply #657 on: January 13, 2009, 04:16:00 PM »
Quote from: Eric_Lowe on January 13, 2009, 04:11:53 PM
Responsibilty. One does not disgard that easily...

Well, he did!

Perhaps as Prince of Wales, he thought his father, King George V, would go on forever.  Often we think this about our parents - that they are invincible - even though we know deep down they are not.  Edward tended to ignore those aspects of his life he didn't want to face up to.  This was likely one of them, in my opinion.
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« Reply #658 on: January 13, 2009, 04:22:01 PM »
I don't think one should judge him too harshly. He had wanted to wed the woman he loved. What iswrong with that. The people actually supported him ,but the politions said no. It was a coup.
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« Reply #659 on: January 13, 2009, 04:30:27 PM »
Quote from: Eric_Lowe on January 13, 2009, 04:22:01 PM
I don't think one should judge him too harshly. He had wanted to wed the woman he loved. What iswrong with that. The people actually supported him ,but the politions said no. It was a coup.

It could be said that his responsibility was to put duty before personal happiness.  Not an easy thing.  The people supported Edward in that they wanted him to remain their King but did they really want him with Mrs. Simpson as future Queen?  And did they really know at the time that his devotion to duty was not what it should have been?  Very doubtful.
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