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Duchess of Windsor

(1896-1986)
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor
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Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986) was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor (former King Edward VIII). Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication.

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Born Bessie Wallis Warfield
19 June 1896
Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
24 April 1986 (aged 89)
Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France
Zodiac Gemini
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