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King Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson

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This royal highness risked it all for American socialite Wallis Simpson. And only months into his reign, to boot. He was known around town for being quite the ladies man in his day and gave up everything for what appeared to be a disaster waiting to happen...but turned into a hard-won, true-life love story.

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