The 75 year old Duchess Of Windsor steps down from the plane on her arrival at Heathrow airport for the funeral of her late husband Edward, Duke of Windsor. She is helped down the steps by Earl Louis Mountbatten.June 2, 1972.
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Constitutional Crisis Arises When King Tells Cabinet He Wants To Marry. An acute constitutional crisis has arisen between the King and his Ministers. The King has intimated that he wishes to marry Mrs Simpson, an American born society woman now living in London. The Cabinet has advised him against this and are meeting today to further discuss the matter. Photo shows: Mrs Simpson, whom the King has told the Cabinet he wishes to marry.
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: 1/31/1958-New York, NY: The Duchess of Windsor adjusts the hair of the Duke as they met photographers on arrival aboard the liner United States. They said they plan to spend two weeks in New York and two months in Palm Beach and Tallahasee, Florida. They expressed a sense of "great personal loss and great shock" at the suicide Saturday of Robert R. Young, Board Chairman of the New York Central. The couple, close friends of Mr. Young, often visited.
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The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of England, leaves an eye clinic in London after an operation. He is accompanied by his wife the Duchess and nurses.March 19, 1965.
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor sign their autographs for torpedoed merchant seamen who are recuperating at a rest centre set up by Major and Mrs Suydam Cutting at Hamilton Farms, their estate in Gladstone, New Jersey.
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Wallis and Edward, Duke and Duchess of Windsor, in the garden of their country home, a converted mill in Gif-sur-Yvette. The Duke is the former King Edward VIII of England, who abdicated in order to marry his wife because she was a divorcee.1964.
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor greet a welcoming crowd on their arrival for a visit in Miami, Florida. Miami mayor Alexander Orr accompanies the Windsors.May 2, 1941.
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9/24/1965-Paris, France: Sitting in her Paris home, the Duchess of Windsor wears Givenchy's long dress and cape ensemble of black satin. The Dutchess, who has been on the "Best Dressed" list for years, has selected this evening's costume for her personal wardrobe from the line-for-line Ohrbach's collection that was recently shown in New York.September 24, 1965.
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor dance with different partners at the women's military services in New York. The Duke dances with Ensign Mary Birch and the Duchess with Captain Jesse Childress of the US Airforce.
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Wallis Warfield wears a monocle for a party at the Oldfields School, a prep school in Maryland. Wallis eventually married Edward VIII, leading him to abdicate the thrown of England.ca. 1910s-1920s
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Arrives from Europe. New York: The Duchess of Windsor greets New York with a smile as she arrives from Europe, aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth.November 21, 1950.
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Beverly Hills, California: Duke Has Dog Difficulty. The Duke of Windsor (Center) chases after "Davey Crockett" (Left), one of his three pug Bulldogs, as the Duke and Duchess arrive at their hotel here March 20th from Las Vegas, Nevada. The Duke managed to keep "Trooper" (Right) under control until he caught up with the other dog. The Duke and Duchess are visiting California together for the first time.March 21, 1959.
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