Brideshead bears, society stars, and the hunt for the real Wallis Simpson – Tatler

Anna Pasternak searches for the real Wallis Simpson in Tatler’s December issue
Is there any royal more maligned than Wallis Simpson? When the British Establishment decided that they didn’t want a ‘dilettante’ Edward VIII on the throne, they found the perfect scapegoat in his partner, the future Duchess of Windsor. What followed was a vicious smear campaign of ‘vile, baseless rumours’, radiating out from the very heart of government – including Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and the […]
Brideshead bears, society stars, and the hunt for the real Wallis Simpson – Tatler