All in all, these allegations proved extremely controversial.
Ultimately, Edward chose love over duty and abdicated the throne to marry Wallis.
In chapter 14 of hismemoir, Edward recalled the first time he ever came across Wallis.
“It was during the winter after my return from South America in 1931.
I had gone to Melton Mowbray with my brother George for a weekend’s hunting.
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson were guests in the same house.”
To this, Wallis responded, “I am sorry, sir, but you have disappointed me.
… Every American woman who comes to your country is always asked that same question.
I had hoped for something more original from the Prince of Wales.”
Not long after that interaction, Edward was hooked.
Her conversation was deft and amusing."
As for the little princesses, Crawford described a straight-laced future Queen Elizabeth and a more theatrical Princess Margaret.
Apparently, Elizabeth even used to venture to correct her younger sister’s behavior.
Unfortunately, however, the revelations from this memoir were just too personal for the royal family to bear.
Shortly after its publication, Crawford was expelled from royal grounds.
She was never spoken to by the royal family again.
She looked lovely and almost younger, death having wiped the lines away" (viaRoyal Central).
Then I stood up and gave her my final curtsy."
(viaNZ Herald).
In what to most would likely seem a surreal moment, Rhodes says she replied: “King.”
However, it seems, Margaret surpassed her host’s expectations.
The food, too, was basic: although we had fresh fish, everything else was tinned.
She didn’t seem to mind" (viaThe Daily Mail).
In her first royal memoir, Anne Tennant may have provided some fascinating information aboutPrincess Margaret’s private life.
However, in the 2023 follow-up, “Whatever Next?”
Tennant discussed the pain that she and Margaret shared, thanks to their similarly failed marriages.
He used to lose his temper in front of her.
So she knew it."
Interestingly, the topic of unhappy marriages was one that drew the two women to each other.
Apparently, the living arrangement ended on a high note.
We got on so well.
So much better than our awful husbands.'
We just had to laugh.
You have to laugh.
Otherwise, life is impossible."
The lady-in-waiting wrote that her husband threw objects at her and even used a stick to beat her.
Therefore, this book deserves a trigger warning.
The others were simply thrown away" (viaThe Daily Mail).
In the book, Wharfe dedicated particular detail to the disintegration of Diana’s romance with Hewitt.
Per the bodyguard’s recollections, Hewitt was offered a new military posting as a part of a promotion.
In turn, Diana “tried everything in her power to prevent Hewitt from accepting the posting.
She even suggested that she would raise the issue with his commanding officer” (viaABC News).
Ultimately, Wharfe wrote, Hewitt took the job prompting Diana to end their romance.
My Story
On July 23, 1986, Sarah Ferguson married Prince Andrew and became the Duchess of York.
Labeled “the Duchess of Pork” by cruel and inappropriate media outlets, Sarah developed an eating disorder.
A few years later, Sarah separated from Andrew and exited the inner fold.
According to her account, 1992 was a huge year for Britain’s most famous family.
Even so, it was in ‘92 that “Andrew and I had been discussing a separation.”
She wrote, “I had reached the end of my royal rope.
For six years I had shouldered the demands of palace life.
I’d endured the constant scrutiny of the British press and the barely veiled hostility of the royal household …
They were killing me by inches.”
Thus, her memoir echoes the stories of royal women, like Princess Diana and Meghan Markle.
Something she had always talked about.
The one thing she had always wanted at Kensington Palace but felt was not possible.
‘And we can get a dog,’ she said" (viaABC News).
More than adopting a puppy, however, Diana quite possibly dreamed of moving to the United States.
He said that she dreamed of using her platform to help people from around the world.
(viaABC News).
The crowd, as well as those of us accompanying the royal couple, could only cringe.
Harry wrote, “Suspicion took hold, which then became a firm belief …
Her life’s been miserable, she’s been hounded, harassed, lied about, lied to.
So she’s staged an accident as a diversion and run away” (viaThe Independent).
Unless paparazzi were following him and dazzled him" (viaYahoo).
