Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters

Aug 24, 2011

0h 51m

★ 0.0

Overview

This film examines recently discovered letters written by socialite Wallis Simpson that reveal her secret love, and chart her fear as she found herself becoming trapped into marrying King Edward VIII.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Telesgop

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Cast

Narrator

Samuel West

Ernest Simpson (Voice)

Jeremy Child

Wallis Simpson (Voice)

Elizabeth McGovern

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