The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
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Gina McKee
Wallis Simpson
Emma Davies
Elizabeth, Queen Mother
Nick Waring
Edward VIII
John Sackville
George VI
Emma Campbell-Jones
Thelma Furness
Richard Harrington
Narrator
David Summer
Alexander
Lady Colin Campbell
Self
Andrew Morton
Anna Sebba
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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