The Uncrowned Jewels - 1987 BBC News Documentary

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  • @mukunimulundika5359
    @mukunimulundika5359 5 років тому +12

    What an elegant collection of jewels.... Class

  • @powerliftingcentaur
    @powerliftingcentaur 5 років тому +19

    This is a wonderful documentary. Thank you. It was so good to see these jewels again. The Duke and Duchess had exquisite taste.

  • @carolbell8008
    @carolbell8008 4 роки тому +32

    Wallis and the duke spent lavishly. Beautiful jewelry, lovely inscriptions.Fantastic colors ! The charm bracelet may be the simplest yet most historical.

  • @donnieloftus9124
    @donnieloftus9124 9 років тому +69

    Thank you so much for sharing this documentary.

  • @PurplePinkRed
    @PurplePinkRed 5 років тому +20

    Amazing job, Martyn Gregory! Thank you for sharing this with us 😊

  • @robertstevenson364
    @robertstevenson364 5 років тому +25

    A question remains, How did that woman cast her spell?

  • @seahamm
    @seahamm 10 років тому +16

    Thanks for posting , wonderful story

  • @di3393
    @di3393 4 роки тому +19

    If I had money Id buy that panther bracelet

  • @syedmaricar9946
    @syedmaricar9946 4 роки тому +5

    Amazing auction.

  • @YSLaddicted21
    @YSLaddicted21 5 років тому +10

    Marchesa Luisa di Casati was the inspiration behind the Cartier Panthere collection

  • @RobynHoopergarner
    @RobynHoopergarner 9 років тому +27

    Thank you for these documentaries ,I Appreciate interesting programmes,

  • @radio419travel7
    @radio419travel7 9 років тому +21

    fabulous - this answers so many questions yet ironically begs so many answers too - well done Sir Martyn

  • @WOLFROY47
    @WOLFROY47 5 років тому +21

    his marriage to simpson wasn't the only reason the government wanted him to abdicate

  • @bduhe219
    @bduhe219 9 років тому +59

    what strikes me most is the sheer sentimentality they shared. from the crosses on the bracelet, to the jewelry gifts' all to commemorate special events, and the little pug dog pillows to represent their pets sitting on their couch in the bedroom. very romantic.

  • @modfus
    @modfus 9 років тому +94

    Gosh those Panther jewels are magnificent.

  • @carolbell8008
    @carolbell8008 4 роки тому +17

    Were the jewels that were stolen ever found? Absolutely fabulous works of art, those canary yellow diamond earrings!!

  • @Katy-jl1jc
    @Katy-jl1jc 4 роки тому +6

    A wonderful presentation of the most endearing love affair of the twentieth century, with the very finest work done anywhere throughout the world - none other than BBC, of course...

  • @wengfong6742
    @wengfong6742 5 років тому +31

    Well, now it’s know that she didn’t want him after he abdicated but now is stuck with him cos she can’t dump the man who gave up the thrown for her

  • @krisushi1
    @krisushi1 4 роки тому +10

    Would she be so enamored with him if he hadn't of covered her with jewels, been of royal lineage or gave her the luxurious lifestyle she demanded?

  • @Vintagefashionstudio
    @Vintagefashionstudio 9 років тому +28

    Just beautiful Jewellery.

  • @maggyfrog
    @maggyfrog 8 років тому +148

    i am fascinated and appalled at the same time

  • @minniebell9664
    @minniebell9664 8 років тому +43

    Can't hear the commentary!

  • @grammgale58
    @grammgale58 5 років тому +16

    I will take the emeralds, please! That is my birthstone. So very sad, really. No children other than the relatives to leave it to. They were castaways at best. Not until his death could he be buried properly and she was allowed back to pick up some of his things. In the end, it was all business.

  • @roykrips3935
    @roykrips3935 4 роки тому +4

    wonderful

  • @mirelairinapetre6503
    @mirelairinapetre6503 4 роки тому +6

    Make your life to be the most expensive,beautiful jewelery ! Make your life shine so strong, that not even bilions of diamonds could shine stronger!

  • @hazelwood-wi9sk
    @hazelwood-wi9sk 8 років тому +5

    Excellent programme. Pity the commentary is difficult to hear.

  • @blackmumba111
    @blackmumba111 9 років тому +11

    The lady at like 3:50 or 4:00 is in the Queen's Jewels documentary, as well.

  • @786H20
    @786H20 4 роки тому +3

    It's makes me smile... X

  • @hhwe9785
    @hhwe9785 6 років тому +7

    So very nice to observe the former jewelry & other possessions of my grandmother & grandfather!

  • @juliekailihiwa8150
    @juliekailihiwa8150 3 роки тому +6

    This is so well done. I really enjoyed your approach to storytelling of W&E and research. Do you have any more docus or tv or films that we should see? And what did you think of Madonna's version of W/E ?

  • @janetruggles6926
    @janetruggles6926 9 років тому +77

    Great video, but the sound is vary bad. Have my sound up as high as it will go, and still having trouble hearing it.

  • @fridaber6069
    @fridaber6069 9 років тому +5

    What piece is playing at 1:00?

  • @Patrick3183
    @Patrick3183 8 років тому +61

    I don't resent them for their privilege - there will always be rich people

  • @Maggie22002
    @Maggie22002 9 років тому +94

    We now know Wallis didn't love him. She just wanted to accumulate jewels & when Edward became King, she was ready to leave. Instead she
    Got trapped by her own scheme.

  • @springday5679
    @springday5679 7 років тому +1

    Can someone tell me the name of the song at 1:00.

  • @kemptonjones
    @kemptonjones 9 років тому +6

    Imagine that . . . 400000 GBP = 738807.10275 CAD (GBP To CAD Exchange Rates). Exchange Rates Updated: 24/Apr/15 20:09 UTC

  • @НадеждаКротова-м2ч
    @НадеждаКротова-м2ч 4 роки тому +3

    Спасибо большое за видео Мартина Грегори о драгоценностях некоронованных особ.но судя по подаркам герцога Эдварда.отказавшегося от королевской короны ради любимой женщины.можно смело сказать.что драгоценности.дарившиеся герцогине уоллис Симпсон.ничуть не уступают королевским.многих такие превосходные изделия приводили и приводят в восторг по сей день.вот вам образец самоотверженной и возвышенной любви.коронованные особы не могут с таким отношением к женщине сравниться.они вряд ли откажутся от преимуществ своего ранга.Спасибо за фильм.

  • @WubiWatkins
    @WubiWatkins 5 років тому +9

    I can't help but think that this is the type person we would want in an office loving, compassionate, mindful of those around them.
    Instead we ended up with an ice queen

  • @astardustparade
    @astardustparade 2 роки тому +4

    I would love to own the cats! 😍 🐈

  • @greekre
    @greekre 9 років тому +11

    did lucky santangelo buy the cat set?

  • @nellspencer6417
    @nellspencer6417 9 років тому +123

    Sickening. Europe torn apart by war and strife and this selfish self-centred couple can think of nothing more than royal titles, languishing and squandering vast amounts of wealth.

  • @kathybrisky
    @kathybrisky 9 років тому +114

    I guess love must be blind.I always found her quite homely.

  • @valkyriesardo278
    @valkyriesardo278 9 років тому +73

    I can't consider collaborative self indulgence romantic.

  • @meeruddin4139
    @meeruddin4139 10 років тому +12

    The Uncrowned Jewels - 1987 BBC News Documentary.

  • @julieparsons3216
    @julieparsons3216 8 років тому +3

    id settle for the yellow diamond earings and ring, follwed by the emerald ring

  • @nikkil764
    @nikkil764 5 років тому +15

    Both quite dreadful people but lovely jewels. Shame they did so much damage to the royal family but he would have been an awful king. Better to have stepped down for someone more suitable.

  • @druboy7201
    @druboy7201 9 років тому +43

    what i wouldn't give for a man to buy me these jewels.

  • @mariettawilson5954
    @mariettawilson5954 5 років тому +16

    So he spent money on her that belonged to England

  • @Drewbygus
    @Drewbygus 9 років тому +30

    OMG, I died laughing at the mesh Madonna style gloves the old American woman was wearing!

  • @micheleedwin4004
    @micheleedwin4004 2 роки тому +8

    How much did the British Taxpayer have to pay for these baubles?

  • @iam1ina1000000
    @iam1ina1000000 4 роки тому +12

    He sold Sandringham castle for 1 million pounds in 1936, which would be 20 million American dollars today (tax free of course, as the royal family never paid tax.)

  • @elizabethwhiteoak5291
    @elizabethwhiteoak5291 5 років тому +4

    "But now only the story of their love remains" ...

  • @josephrocha142
    @josephrocha142 3 роки тому +3

    Sorry to say the jewelery outshines her. Someone like Elizabeth Taylor outshines the jewels IMO. Just an observation.

  • @jairenesereno4519
    @jairenesereno4519 4 роки тому +7

    Man he was definitely whipped.

  • @carolinecollett956
    @carolinecollett956 3 роки тому +3

    ‘ Represent a life time of love ‘ ...

  • @stargo2931
    @stargo2931 4 роки тому +5

    "Contract" doesn't sound very romantic to me.

  • @Actionfiguresarefun
    @Actionfiguresarefun 9 років тому +1

    What is the song that is play around 30mins in.?

  • @melindabendle6459
    @melindabendle6459 4 роки тому +1

    Beutifal to View..Thank You .😇🌹

  • @esclarmondemassenet3208
    @esclarmondemassenet3208 10 років тому +21

    Compared to those owned by Her Majesty The Queen, these are very unimportant. Intersesting that all the jewels are new unlike the fabulous jewels owned by the royal family.

    • @peterbradshaw8018
      @peterbradshaw8018 10 років тому +17

      The history and budget of the house of Hanover/ Saxe-Coburg and Gotha far outstrip anything Edward had at his disposal. Remember that the Romanov collection or parts of it were bought for a song by the Windsors.

    • @donglabong
      @donglabong 10 років тому +42

      "unimportant"?????? these jewels epitomize the very top end choices from the finest Jewellery Houses of the 20th Century, responding to and representing fashion and style in a way the Royal collection never has or could. It is and will always remain the finest private collection of jewels ever sold at auction Sir!

    • @donglabong
      @donglabong 9 років тому +1

      applause!

    • @samplerstitcher
      @samplerstitcher 8 років тому +13

      +Esclarmonde Massenet That emerald in the engagement ring is anything but unimportant... :)

  • @karljoseph4766
    @karljoseph4766 4 роки тому +5

    These are beautiful jewelry they are part of the British history in a certain way and time in history these jewelry should stay and bought by the royal family every pieces represent a love story there are not for the common people or the new rich to own them they are lost now good video to watch 👌👌👌

  • @stelamo
    @stelamo 10 років тому +8

    nice post ... :)

    • @stelamo
      @stelamo 9 років тому +1

      ***** And have a nice day too you as well :)

  • @Analiffey1916
    @Analiffey1916 5 років тому +8

    Well Wallis, you had lots of jewels, but not the man you loved! Was it worth it?! Personally I think with the exception of the panthers 🐆 and crosses bracelet, all the others were gaudy and brash, I hope they kept her warm!!!

  • @MeMyIdea
    @MeMyIdea 4 роки тому +7

    Compared to Charles & Camilla and Harry & Meghan​ in 2020, Edward & Wallis are the angels and innocents !

  • @brucehiatt4333
    @brucehiatt4333 9 років тому +62

    Adultery is expensive.

  • @lizsteeds6697
    @lizsteeds6697 5 років тому +10

    The sheer vacuity and self-indulgence of Wallis and dear dim David is horrifying. What a shallow, craven lifestyle ... and her pining for her HRH style ... cringe-worthy and so-ooo me me me ... yuk.

  • @eileenspink4394
    @eileenspink4394 5 років тому +8

    wallis and Edward were not how they seemed its sade that people that had them at partys had to pay them to come and she was not a nice person to him some tomes he cryed waiting for her to come down to dinner and there is a book that is out that tells the story about
    gay people in Hollywood and in that book tells about about wallis & Edward and they where not nice to his brother and the queen mom

  • @steelman86
    @steelman86 4 роки тому +2

    Too bad the photographer didn’t show the jewels first and THEN all of those EXTREMELY close ups of the jewels SPINNING rather than having the viewer guess which piece was being showcased! 👎👎👎

  • @RoseSharon7777
    @RoseSharon7777 5 років тому +2

    After the 3rd 1/2 million piece, they become blase'. No wonder they died broke and miserable.

  • @vheilshorn
    @vheilshorn 9 років тому +58

    I don't care who owned them or what they sold for. That chit makes drag queens look demure.

  • @Onry1
    @Onry1 6 років тому

    The dark headed lady playing with the jeweler was a lil freaky...

  • @bozenajencek4548
    @bozenajencek4548 5 років тому

    kisses hugs

  • @meeruddin4139
    @meeruddin4139 10 років тому +1

    Meer Uddin.

  • @dafinker3443
    @dafinker3443 3 роки тому +9

    Such beauty to adorn such ugliness !!!!!! Totally inexplicable . Such a mountainous lack of confidence and unfathomable devotion to a hag with whom he spent a useless and sad existence. Will blind HARRY do the same Oh Dear

  • @olderhippiechick
    @olderhippiechick 5 років тому +16

    This will be Meghan Markle in a couple years after divorcing Harry. Hahaha

  • @mjlesq
    @mjlesq 9 років тому +22

    Hats off to Donglabong's comment to Esclarmonde Massenet comment very unimportant. The Crown Jewels are tacky. The Duchess of Windsor's jewels are the epitome of chic.

    • @briansmith9439
      @briansmith9439 9 років тому +7

      mjl esquire Not only are they chic but they have, through their auction, been put to use for such a humanitarian cause they will always put the Royal collection to shame.

  • @Marlon-sw4nw
    @Marlon-sw4nw 5 років тому +4

    haha Suzy Menkes with her poorly painted nails

  • @1brickrow
    @1brickrow 4 роки тому +4

    Suzy Menkes remarks are racist calling the th Japanese man oriental and ascribing his demeanor as stereotypical Japanese.

  • @Katwoman4318
    @Katwoman4318 4 роки тому

    “All you need is Love”-The Beatles. Exile? Sounds so rebellious. Prince Edward was in Love ♥️. Maybe Duke William will do the same & give it all to Duke Harry? 💜♥️💜♥️💜♥️💜♥️.

  • @lauravonutassy1919
    @lauravonutassy1919 4 роки тому +1

    Maggy frog. Why are you appalled? Their money, their choice. Their choice, and no one else's business. The west was not turning to socialism and communism back then. People were free to spend their money without criticism and judgement!!

  • @annettejacobsen6035
    @annettejacobsen6035 3 роки тому +2

    Wow i cant even emagin to see so many beautiful gems. 💎🦩