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HRH The Duke of Windsor at the Queen Mary Memorial Unveiling, 1967
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2010
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Follow this link for a BBC interview with the Duke and Duchess on the occasion of this visit to England for the unveiling of the memorial to Queen Mary, their first official engagement in the United Kingdom since the abdication:
Everyone says Wally was such a cow but even if she does look a bit like the Wicked Queen in "Snow White" in this clip it's quite clear that she was perfectly nice and that David's family didn't ignore her. How could they? She had all the jewellery! Mummy always said the royal gifts she herself had been proud to receive were nothing compared to the loads put around Wally's neck (but then Mummy could be bitter about Wally's 'eastern advantage.'). Ignore what people say. Cookie loved them both and always said she was glad that David got what he deserved!
Queen Elizabeth never had personal animosity against her uncle and his wife, so she could easily manage a brief chat with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The Queen Mother on the other hand, probably wished that Queen Mary's monument could have toppled forward and flattened them!
Yes the Queen Mother has a long widowhood because of that frivolous pair.
Here’s a thought: even had Edward VIII not given up the throne and assuming she married Wallis Simpson, they never had any child meaning the Queen would have still been the Queen just at a later date. In this case 1972, when Edward died. She would just be celebrating her golden jubilee in 2022 rather than platinum. And Queen Victoria would have still reigned the longest.
Wow ! do I remember the day he abdicated. The shock on the streets of dear Old Lambeth. Ye Olde Brixton Hill.
Remarkable footage. I love British history. Amazing historical film.
@cidspimms
Actually, it goes: "Edward VIII used to be an Admiral of the Fleet; now he's the third mate on an American tramp"
The one being honored intensely disliked the guest so it’s disrespectful to the dead. Sorry. She was only invited to show reconciliation among the living... 🤷♂️
After her death the Duke of Windsor reportedly said, "I suppose it is possible that the blood in my Mother's veins is now colder than when I knew her."
At the Abdication, Queen Mary said to Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin “All this for that!”
There is another rendition of this occurrence in black and white on UA-cam, in which certain scenes are not omitted as they are in these. In that rendition you can clearly see the Queen and members of her family (like the Queen mother and the Duke of Gloucester) greeting the Duke and Duchess very cordially, shaking hands and kissing.
"That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba. It's my understanding they are going to re-write History concerning a number of things that have been verified in that book. Wallis' closet friends state that after Edward abdicated Wallis was "stuck" with him because no other man of "means" would have her after that scandel. Wallis wrote letters to that effect to her girl-pals which they kept & allowed to be published.
I'll probably get blasted for this and I am no fan of Wallis Simpson but it's a good thing she came along. Edward the VIII would have made a very poor king. George VI and Elizabeth saved the monarchy.
It's a good thing Wallis Simpson came along because Edward the VIII was a Nazi-sympathizer. Why am I the only one mentioning this? I'm Canadian. Are you all British and embarrassed to admit he was? Hitler considered the Duke's abdication a loss for Nazi Germany.
Apocalypse Plough The Duke of Windsor wasn't a "Nazi sympathizer". The Duke was a "German sympathizer", especially because in truth the entire Royal Family is more German than British. The Duke felt that Great Britain should avoid any interference in continental Europe's affairs, especially after the tremendous debacle of WWI, in which The Duke served. The Duke felt that it would be best to let Germany and the USSR "duke it out" since they represented the extremes of the political spectrum. The Duke believed that Germany and the USSR would destroy each other ultimately and allow the Allies to step in and divvy up the spoils. The Duchess on the other hand hated Britain for their ostracizing both The Duke and The Duchess of Windsor and the Royal Family's antipathy towards them.
huascar66 That is revisionist history. Are you saying you know better than the history books?
Esclarmonde Massenet That's bullshit. The whole Royal Family have German blood. They didn't visit Germany and give a Nazi salute to Hitler like The Duke of Windsor did.
www.independent.co.uk/news/britains-wouldbe-nazi-queen-1312830.html
jacke sutton pilsner coltrane I should have said preserved the monarchy through their good examples but I'm an American so it's only my opinion. I'm not really qualified to offer anything more than just an opinion.
What a beautiful moment of family reunion and reconciliation!
I dont want to comment. I am just too happy to know that there are so many people like who like the duke and duchess od windsor and sympathise with them . There r so many like him who think that they were not nazi sympathisers but anti war....
You know I saw an other rendition of this film where all family members greeted the Duke and Duchess of Windsor cordially. It's been cut out of this version.
Hello Erzsèbet a hug for you
Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II is a great status symbol of the liberty, the democracy , the prosperity in all the Commonwealth
All the people in the Commonwealth love her
Her son the Prince Charles will continue the old tradition of the Royal family Windsor, he will be a great king
How pathetic. A man frightened of being king and using Wallis as his alibi. Weakness beyond measure.
Yep! The abdication was a blessing in disguise, because he was a sorry-ass loser who couldn't accept responsibility.
Oh, you seem to have spoken with him personally or you are a mind reader.
@@Celisar1 This stuff is documented. Why not research instead of childish responses.
I cannot share your opinion. I think her majesty Queen Elzabeth did no much for the country that anyone who will follow her on the throne will face a great challenge.
Will she tried her best its huge responsibility to give to a girl who was in her 20s plus having 4 children its hard
Wallis Simpson was 71 here - she looked rwmarkable for her age.
As many of our decisions disappearing and dissolving in the time, today would be not a problem to solve this. Divorce is nowadays not a sensation anymore.
Wallis purposely looked down when the Queen Mum walked up at :27. I guess it's true they didn't get along. Queen Mum was being courteous but Wallis was not having it.
eventhough the Queen Mother and the Duchess of Windsor didnt even see eye to eye in this event as we can see in this film, but when the Duke of Windsor passed I saw in the video that I saw that the Queen Mother seemed to accept her already even leading her to the car in front of her.
Why she didn't except her
I love the hostile body language between the Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson, who pointedly never look at each other! Awkward!
Lively fantasy.
Why they hated each other's?are they relatives?
Too many people contradicting themselves by hating on Wallis to rock the boat at the same time loving Elizabeth 2nd as Queen..
The German occupation as you call it disposed of several of my mothers Jewish relatives.. think about it.
The Royal Family survived the Duke of Windsor mess . Thanks to the support and advice of proper and experienced Courtiers , mainly . Indeed and sadly true though are the words of a late senior Courtier and family friend when he said he spent more time saving them from themselves than actually attending to his official work . Today , without these “old fashioned” men of wisdom , experience and understanding of Monarchy , those men so dismissively referred to as “ the men with moustaches” , the RF has never been so shambolic and have finally landed themselves in such a terrible mess. That the Family and The Monarch were then and still are , so inept , constitutes a well kept or hidden secret , from at least the 1970s onwards . Appalling state of affairs . The House of Windsor , post war , continues to be an ever increasing disappointment . Is there no other better and more suitable House , branch to replace them ? I no longer can know .
@clementjb Victoria's own mother was granddaughter of a Countess Erbach-Schönberg.
Queen Mary had ice water in her veins.
+Linda Watkin She was too over-concerned with protocol and trying to restore the prestige of the monarchy after the endless shenanigans of her father-in-law, Edward VII. After David's romp with his foolishness over Mrs. Hussy, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Consort, had to do the same thing - restore the prestige of the monarchy, although she was much more in touch with the role of royalty in reality.
this was the first meeting of cookie and wallis since the windsors went into exile. much of the scandel we know about wallis was manufactured in buck house. they were treated abysmally by the royal family. i note, with interest, in a recent book the author asked princess mgt why they hated wallis, the reply....'it wasn't her we hated, it was him'. strange!!!
Edward was struck by the American Wallis due to her modernity, humor, independence and intellect. The reason for his attraction was very easy to recognize. He had not met a female soul like her prior to their meeting.
Oh please, Wallis was a cheap tramp and Edward the abdicator was an irresponsible, spoiled man child who had horrible taste in women. His abdication was the best thing that could have happened to the United Kingdom.
RIP wallis edward 1972 1986 1894 1896
Might have been an inadvertent reversal, but Wallis died in 1986.
@baraxor HAHAHAHAHA! That sounds very much like British humor. Clever and biting. I think he just didn't want to be saddled with the crap that a king has to do. In this video he looks like his shoes are too tight (which is kinda the same thing).
I agree. People always blame the woman.
In this instance, rightfully so.
the royal family should be put in a museum, then we will have something we can point and laugh at as a disgrace to human history.
I honestly don't understand the utter hate the Royal Family bestowed on the Duke and Duchess. It's really sad that they held them as if they were not family.
Manly P Hall Lectures he was a nazi ss...you blundering fool.....
my condolences......that is truly evil.
+Victoria H Thor Valois, the Duchess had no children to anyone's knowledge; it was supposed that she couldn't bear children.
+Kelly Vaters The Duke of Windsor was sterile as the result of a virulent attack of mumps.
Perhaps if you read history books instead of relying on UA-cam you might learn. Just to start you off, maybe look at how his brother was forced into becoming king, which was one of the things that led to his death at 56. Maybe look at his Nazi sympathy. Maybe look at how he lied to his brother and the government when he said he had no money, when he had millions. Maybe consider how he tried to force his way back into the country and a position of influence. Maybe look at how the Duchess was having an affair with the Nazi German ambassador at the same time as the king, to whose state papers she had access. Just hope this gives you an idea
I read the book George fifths children
His friends said he was so besotted with her he'd of jumped of a cliff if she'd told him too.
so he had to abdicate cause she was divorced. at least he wasn't married and she wasn't either, as charles and camilla were while having their affair. they all shined them off; and look at them now, camilla, divorced; with children and grandchildren, charles lover for many many years, now seats on the front row in ceremonies almost next to the queen and everybody shakes her hand and play nice cause she is royal family. a title doesn't change the fact of the kind of woman she was and is.
David Diaz Wallis was married at the time of their affair not to mention David had affairs with married women before her. At the time divorce was unacceptable even for people who weren’t royal, let alone someone being twice divorced. He was told he could marry her and still be king she just wouldn’t be queen consort, he turned them down.
It's amazing how Nutmeg looks like Wallis Simpson and Harry as acts like his great Uncle Whimpy Prince Albert.
Its Edward the 8th known as the duke of Windsor!
You are absolutely Correct!! :-)
Good one. I'll have to remember this one.
How thankful not to be any part of this family
@NuovoPiero :-
Dear Sir,
Your kind compliment is most appreciated.
Dads always said no one would ever raise the matter after Queen Marys coronation because nothing else mattered after anointment. Mummy was accidentally anointed at the 36 coronation when she stood too close and got splashed. She said it gave her super-human strength.
Mummy always took it on the chin.
Truly,
Lady Pamela Harcourt Blythe LVO
The Duke and Prince Charles favour greatly!
HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was entitled to a bow from every man and a curtsey from every woman, excepting the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Though not seen here, The Duchess did not curtsey to Queen Elizabeth - Windsor did bow; The Duchess did curtsey to the Queen. Clearly she was willing to honor the woman who was a child during the abdication; she was not willing to honor the QM. The Windsors had no class and no true beliefs - except what was best for themselves.
She was a spoiled, entitled brat. HM The Queen Mother didn't do squat to her, and any woman in her shoes would've looked upon Wallis with contempt. After all, she practically forced one man to abdicate the throne and his brother to accept it.
@@MauriceRivers415 In reality, Simpson tried to prevent the king form abdicating.
Like like Camilla when u get involved with a king everything changes. Edward was besotted and she had no choice like Camilla but not to that extent
There has been no lack of controversy about the man who gave up his throne for love. In the alternate history novel, King Edward the Last, one finds a fascinating tale on what might have happened had Edward not abdicated. There’s a short video about King Edward the Last on UA-cam.
You kow what they say; "Edward VIII gave up being Captain of the ship; to be an American divorcee's Third Mate."
The Queen mum detested Wallis all of her life yet at time she turned a blind eye to her grandson Charles affairs.
But who else is to blame? Since the begining of times, since Adam and Eve, the woman is to blame.
I didn't invent the quote, just reported it...IIRC this was something recounted by Alistair Cooke when he did the opening commentary for "Edward and Mrs. Simpson" on Masterpiece Theater about thirty years ago.
The original Harry and Megan!
@BurmaBoxer The Duchess of Windsor was a US citizen and not a subject of HM The Queen, therefore she was not obliged to curtsey. So if she had curtsey'd it would only have been out of courtesy! ;-)
The moment she married the Duke and took on the title "Duchess", she became a subject of HM.
Hello Mark Hughes, a hug for you
Winston Churchill was very racist and imperialist, he hated Mr Mahatma Gandhi
However Churchill was a great hero during the second war too
The Queen mom hated Diana Spencer
@Discoboy504
Yes she was and a remarkable lady too.
@hashcr
Technically, Henry VIII didn't seek a divorce, he sought annulments for his marriages to Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves; in the case of Catherine claiming that marrying the fiancee of his dead brother was a baaaad thing and therefore there was no lawful marriage at all.
@easysimple1011 Endured my backside!! They were thoroughly bored with each other by the time he died!
What's the song in the background?
Interesting, if you watch the Queen Mother (who blamed the Duke of Windsor for her husband's death), you will notice that she walks past him and the Duchess without acknowledging them. Queen Elizabeth II may have chatted, but the Queen Mother is not found in that shot. Tensions, from her point of view, were still high.
The Duchesse of Windsor look ROYAL tres Chic et Gracieuse
@NuovoPiero I don't think Queen Mary's morganatic lineage was such an issue to Queen Victoria as it was to German royals. QV allowed her own daughter to marry a Battenberg.
The idea of who was "morganatic" was only considered a big deal to a few royal houses: Russia, Germany and their Grand Ducal Houses, and Austria-Hungary.
Victoria was not going to allow Beatrice (the youngest) to marry. Victoria finally allowed it, as long as Beatrice and her new spouse lived with her.
Victoria also allowed another daughter (Louise) to marry a Scottish nobleman for much the same reason: to keep her nearby.
@@gidzmobug2323 Except that German-speaking houses were the principal source of spouses for royals across Europe, and therefore a family had better kept its pedigree in order if it wanted to continue intermarrying. Furthermore, the shared "royal culture" was largely led by German-speaking families, especially after 1789, so even if morganatic marriages didn't exist legally in a given country, the attitude of the actual royal people was often quite opposed to them.
@@clementjb Yes--they German Houses were the source of spouses--for Protestant spouses. The Act of Settlement forbade marriages of BRF members to Roman Catholics. The penalty for such a marriage was forfeiture of succession rights. Victoria Eugenie (Beatrice's daughter) lost her rights when she married Alfonso XIII of Spain.
The UK law has since been amended: a family member can now be married to a Roman Catholic with no repercussions. But they cannot convert to the Roman Church.
@maybewedidntexistyet
Yes - well spotted. Game old stick, Queen Mary's sister in law, grand-daughter of Queen Victoria & sister of the Nazi Duke of Saxe Coburg. Lived to be eight hundred years old, practically. Quite fascinating. Even Cousin Valdek was reluctant to be alone with her. Truly, Pamela.
I heard today that Wallis was born with some male “parts”. Not sure which male parts, but it takes my brain to an awkward place. Now I can’t un-see it, ho hum.
@Kellie P. Are you inferring that she was a hermaphrodite?
Should Wallis have curtsied to HM The Queen when she walked onto the platform or not? I can't remember if Wallis remained an American citizen.
+Drewbygus Yes she should have curtsied just as everyone else should have. The Duke should have bowed as he did when the Queen Mother arrived.
+Drewbygus It isn't a requirement anyone to bow/curtsy. It is a respectful thing. I did not like Wallis and she never gave up her citizenship. They lived in Paris on the dole for the government because they were a tourist attraction. If I were to meet the Queen, I would not curtsy either, but be honored to shake her hand.
Who is the man who appeared at 1:28 he look Arabian or Italian so handsome,was he a bodyguard?
Video quality is so poor. What’s the point?
Edward and his wife was too lazy to be the royalty. He likes his royal's celeb life but he did not want do his duty. poor george.
I HAVE MADE THIS FILM A TRIBUTE TO MY PUBLICISED MARRIAGE PROPOSAL TO MONICA SAMILLE LEWINSKY OF MANHATTAN,NEW YORK CITY,USA!
Poor Edward getting messed up over that woman
Love Wallis.
He should’ve just stayed King and had Wallace as a mistress.
He was a very good looking man.
To Burma Boxer, a prince consort does bow to his in laws based on the demand of protocol. His in laws are a king or queen, and these outrank a prince. The QM usually doesn't bow, and I know of only two times such would be demanded by protocol: Her child becoming King or Queen Regent, and at her child's coronation. If you consider that her son is King and a King outranks a Queen Consort, then she should bow as any other. FYI Only a Queen Consort can become a Queen Mother.
He legally and officially gave up his throne years before that day. Since she was the Queen Mother/Queen Consort and outranked him. He bowed to her, if you noticed. Wallis retained her U.S. citizenship throughout her life. She wasn't obligated to curtsy.
I don' think so but like you I can not gaze in crystal balls - Assumptions are often wrong!
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Was there a family gathering after this and were the duke and duchess of Windsor invited?
+adelgado75 There were two major gatherings, the funeral of Princess Marina in 1968
which the Duke of Windsor attended, and the Investiture of the Prince of
Wales in 1969 to which the Duke and Duchess were invited but they
declined the invitation. The couple were not entirely estranged from the
family. The Duke made private calls on the Queen and other family
members whenever he was in London and the Queen's children and cousins were
encouraged to visit the Windsors in Paris when they were passing
through. It is evident that the Queen Mother did not pursue a personal
relationship, though Christmas and birthdays were observed on a private
basis. The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales visited
the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Paris in 1972, several days before
the Duke of Windsor's death.
cont'd ... an American divorcee at that. Perish the thought of an American as Queen who was also a commoner. Thank goodness times have changed or Kate & Wills could never be King & Queen.
I urge you to read "That Woman", the new book on Wallis by Anne Sebba. It is up to date with all available new material including letters written by Wallis which give a fascinating insight into who she really was. Judgment is bad regardless, but judgment without concrete evidence is a form of deceit.
that woman! The Duchess is the dream of many of us as teenagers! just that for her there was no Prince Charming, golden chariot, or kingdom of dreams! and as in every fairy tale, here was also great deeds, evil stepmothers and unscrupulous henchmen! I'm glad you love prevailed and they ended their days together!
yes! I think that the Queen hated her (Wallis) because Wallis perhaps was a bit controller of Edward VIII and initially had a bad temper, also that The Queen was thinking that Wallis was the cause of his son abdicate!
but anyway Edward would abdicate having knew or not to Wallis because Duke himself repeatedly said: he had inexperience as King, because as his father (George V ) never taught enough about royal affairs, but rather always played a role of prince! =(
Is all of these ppl in the video dead?everyone ? Or some still alive
@hashcr Because the Monarch is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Which means, that the monarch must play by the rules. No divorcee's is the rule of the Church. Violating the rules of the Church would be like the Pope swearing or robbing a bank. I think it makes perfect sense because if you want the job that is a once in a lifetime opportunity, than you play by the rules.
Did anyone notice that David bowed to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother as she walked by? He did not bow to the Queen though.
He probz forgot cause he would have been use to The Queen Mother being Queen
What a load of shite! Same rules should apply to Charles as did to his great uncle David.
I can't help be wonder if anyone at the ceremony noticed that Wallis' hair looked like the queen of hearts from "Alice in Wonderland". I wonder if that was her trying to say, "off with her head" to Queen Elizabeth in a sly way.
+1956blueeyes i thought the same thing about her appearance.
Face it ...these 2 clowns had it easy the rest of their lives in so called exile. Gimme a break
Oh, poor monarchy, with its refined and freezing protocol! What a shame they give me! Wallis deserves all the respect and admiration, because she have the courage to pursue her dreams! Does it matter ambitions when it comes to dreams? Love should prevail over all things, even over an Empire! Both wom and lost at once, but as is customary in the world of royalty: frivolity first! Long live the Queen Wallis! The boldest woman in the world! The woman that shook the British Monarchy! ;)
So Harry will only have to wait 40 years and a death for these blocks of ice to be decent to a person wanting to live their life
@Theliturgist agreed
@aeronuk1
I feel your pain here. As an American, I have seen our government just about devalue our immigration laws for fear of "offending" someone. It is America for a reason, if people dont like it then by all means leave it and go back from whence they came. We dont need or want any more haters here than we already have. So, I feel that we too are being made a minority in our own country here. I couldnt have said it any better than you!!!
The future kings of United Kingdom will be her majesty Camilla and his majesty Charles III because the people loves theirs traditions
White letters across the screen, ruins the video.
Edward the Coward.
Your banner across the vid is more than distracting.
Only audio, video is black
Hahaha went from a (HM) To a (HRH) FAILLLLLLLLL!
Off with her head....
The Queen needs to trot out some of these cool old hats. Can't stand all the wide-brimmed concoctions she's been sporting for the past decade.
Why didn't someone tell Wallis her hair looked awful.
The title is wrong, the Duke was not HRH
The Duke of Windsor was indeed an HRH. HM King George VI was adamant about his staying an HRH because he was born that way. He also invested him with a Dukedom instead of him being called simply Edward Windsor upon the abdication. This was actually pretty clever and well thought out because it ensured that the Duke wouldn't be able to run for any political offices and get the support of the people in a different way since HRHs weren't allowed a political office (they are a neutral royal family after all). The Duchess was the one denied a title because at the time, there was enough scandal and dislike of her that it was held that she wasn't fit or worthy of an HRH title because she was a divorcee. As head of the Church (which didn't recognize divorce), the King has to uphold the ideals and morality of the church and the people as the nation's first family. The decision remained that way, even after the continual attempts to acquire the title for her led by the Duke and Duchess for decades to come, because it was considered that if they gave her the title later, it would have meant she'd been worthy of an HRH. And if worthy of one, the abdication had been for nothing. So the Duke kept his HRH title but if they'd had children, it was agreed that his title would die with him, even his children wouldn't get the title. He tried to change it for years and have Wallis given an HRH but it never happened.
It isn't a requirement that anyone curtsy to the queen. It is done out of respect for her. I am an American and would never curtsy to her, she would not be offended. I saw a video of her greeting guests at one of her outdoor teas. One of the guests was actor Mickey Rooney. When introduced, he did not bow, but kissed her hand when she presented it to for shaking.
E diminished is a great sounding arpeggio. What's up with fossils scraping and clawing, acting out like tough twats?
Not very neighbourly to say, I guess.
My bad.
Why Wallis Simpson never curtsy to the Queen.
Scandalous woman
No class.
Mark Gable why should she cutesy?
Did y’all see how princess Maria stopped to talk to Wallis Simpson. But not the queen mother, she was very selfish and bitter still, lived with houses full of clothes and rediculous other odd things, I think so much more highly of Wallis and Edward now than that phony bologna royals!
@NemoFuitHic Excuse me, but we're swimming in stagnant water, and you keep accusing me of actions that I never support in my life, such as Nazism, racism and war. You keep comparing me to my country, well sir, here is the difference, I am not my country and I am no my leaders. I never support Nazism or Nazism's actions in any way. And if it refers to my first message, I spoke about royal protocol, ambitions, dreams, opposition, love and power of love, nothing more...