The Illicit Relationship Between Edward, King of England, and American Socialite Wallis Simpson

Edward was born in London, England on the 23 June 1894, His father was King George V and his mother was Queen Mary. Edward was known to those close to him as David.

Edward never seemed interested in hierarchy, royalty or becoming king, many have said that all Edward wanted was to be normal, Edward embarked on an affair with Mrs. Freda Dudley ward in 1918, who was married with 2 young daughters, Edward fell “mad, passionately, abjectly in love with her”. He sometimes would write her three letters in a day, in one letter he wrote “I’m just dippy to die with YOU even if we can’t live together...” He said that he thought the “monarchy was a thing of the past” and “his father was out of touch”. Edward said in letters to various people “I feel quite ready to commit suicide and would if I didn’t think it unfair to Papa.” This presents him as being slightly unhinged.

Edward was exciting, he enjoyed dangerous hobbies such as race – riding and flying, he enjoyed nightlife, nightclubs and dancing and he soon became a fashionable leader in London society. Edwards Life was strict because the royal family had to keep their reputation and this often led to Edward rebelling. Edward becoming obsessed with the women he got involved with doesn’t seem that far fetched
Edward exercised in a way that was excessive, violent and on the verge of punishment, he also ate food sparingly, he was practically suffering from anorexia and worried excessively about the way he looked particularly about the thinness of his legs, he had slight OCD, an unusual manner of speaking, social insensitivity and often had nervous tics such as constant fiddling, this is why some believe Edward may have suffered from Autism or Asperger's Syndrome, some thought Edward may ha...

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...teddy bears and talking to the women in his life in baby talk, Edward constantly defying his parents, even though they had his best interest at heart, all support the fact that he mad have had autism. It may have been the case that not only was Edward suffering from psychological problems, maybe Wallis herself could have had problems too, she embarked on various affairs, sometimes jeopardizing good relationships, such as her and Ernest, and if Wallis was in fact a man it could be a factor in why her 2 previous marriages didn’t work out. After the abdication when they lived in retirement in France, Wallis still held a hatred for England, The English citizens and Edwards’s relatives for exiling them from Britain, by the end of their many difficulties and the turmoil they had in their relationship they ended up in France, in isolation and retirement until their deaths.