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Picture No 10837854
Date 3 June 1937
Description Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson in France
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Wallis Simpson and Edward formerly King Edward VIII, married on 3 June 1937 at the Château de Candé, France, lent to them by French millionaire Charles Bedaux. Wallis wearing a long- skirted cocktail dress in 'Wallis blue' crepe, with high neck-line, worn with fitted long sleeved jacket, her hat was a tiny skull-cap of blue straw with turned-back halo brim of blue tulle and bandeau of blue and pink ostrich feathers. Photographed here with (left) Mr. H Rogers, the Duke of Winsors's host and (right) Major E.d Metcalfe, his best man. Edward abdicated the throne in December 1936 in order to marry Wallis.
Source Photograph in 'Weekly Illustrated', 12 June 1937
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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