Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson's Style

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor Posing for a Portrait

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor look over the issue of McCall's magazine out Feb. 21st and carrying the first installment of the Duchess autobiography. The Duke and Dutchess hold a dress conference at the Waldorf Astoria in connection with the publication of the autobiography.February 20, 1956

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The Duchess of Windsor watches from the window of Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth departs June 3rd for the Trooping of the Color ceremony. The Duchess, who will attend the funeral of the Duke of Windsor June 5th, had a bird perch on the window beside her to enjoy the scene.June 3, 1972.

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Portrait of Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (far left), Henry, Duke of Gloucester (2nd from left), Bessie, Duchess of Windsor (2nd from right) and her husband Edward, Duke of Windsor (far right)on November 17, 1938 at the Hotel Maurice in Paris. It was the first meeting of the two couples since the Duke of Windsor's abdication as King of England in December 1936.

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor with their pet dogs leave Paris' St. Lazare railroad station where the Duke met her after her return from America via Le Havre. The Duke remained in Europe while the Duchess spent a few months in New York.December 8, 1955.

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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor dance at the December Ball in the Hotel Plaza, a benefit for disabled veterans' musical instruction.December 11, 1946.

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One of the charming Schiaparelli creations selected by Mrs. Wallis Simpson in her recent shopping expedition. This is a black crepe dress printed with small turtles near the neckline. A novel black straw pole bonnet tops the ensemble.

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: The world famous Duke and Duchess of Windsor relax here on the porch of a hotel in Waycross, Georgia, during a breakfast stop on their way to Tallahassee, Florida. The Duke holds one of the huge King Edward cigars which are made locally.January 1952.

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His handsome face deeply etched with furrows of grief, the Duke of Windsor is shown as he sailed for England on the S.S. Queen Mary last night to attend the final rites for his brother, King George VI. The Duchess, for whom the Duke gave up a throne, bade him farewell on the liner. She has never been accepted by the royal family.February 8, 1952.

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Society turned in force last night for the sixth annual North Shore Hospital Ball in O'Hara Hall of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Notable among those who attended was the Duchess of Windsor, who is shown with Mr. Mrs. William Paley. This is the first public appearance of the Duchess since the party she attended with Mr. and Mrs. William Woodward, Jr. on the night that Mr. Woodward was shot to death by his wife in mistake for a prowler.November 12, 1955.

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One of the interesting Trousseau items selected by Mrs. Wallis Simpson, American beauty, for her marriage to the Duke of Windsor, is this charming evening dress by Schiaparelli. It is composed of dress and jacket in carbon blue silk jersey. The jacket lapels are bordered in white leather in a baroque scroll design.

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Duchess of Windsor Ball. Duchess dancing with Serge Obolensky.January 5, 1953.

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The Duchess of Windsor, who has long been a fixture on the annual list of the world's best dressed women, is shown (center in black) arriving at the Chapel of Saint Honore-D'Eylau to attend funeral services for famed fashion designer Christian Dior. More than 3,000 Parisians and members of the international set attended the services.October 30, 1957.

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: 6/5/1972-Windsor, England- The Duchess of Windsor, the American-born twice-divorced woman for whom a King of England gave up his throne, walks from his funeral service with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Cut off from the royal family in 1936 which made Edward VIII the exiled Duke of Windsor, the Duchess was making her first and probably last public appearance with the royal family in England since that time. She left by air for Paris immediately after the burial.

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Washington, D.C.: President and Mrs. Richard Nixon pose with their guests, the Duke and Dutchess of Windsor at the White House. The Nixons hosted a white-tie dinner for the Duke and Dutchess.April 4, 1970.

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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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