The Repulse Bay Hotel was once Hong Kong’s go-to spot, with exquisite dining and solace from a troubled world – it even ...

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The British government’s supposed 'China Dossier' of Wallis' rumored amorous and immoral activities in the Far East was a damning concoction, portraying her as sordid, debauched, influenced by foreign ...

With Her Lotus Year, Paul French depicts a glitzy period the future Duchess of Windsor spent in China – but she’s too elusive ...

Wallis Simpson is like the Battle of the Somme: so much has already been written, yet there still seems to be more to say. Do we really need another book about the twice-divorced woman for whom a king ...

The Duchess of Sussex has made it known she was treated with hostility but there's one nickname from a senior royal she may ...

Lurid gossip aimed at steering King Edward VIII away from the American divorcee was an attempt to "scupper this relationship ...

The late prince gave the former Suits actress the moniker of DoW – standing for the Duchess of Windsor, which was the title given to Wallis Simpson. Like Meghan, Wallis was an American divorcee ...

Long before she was Queen Camilla, the former Duchess of Cornwall (known before ... one royal bride in particular was loathed and vilified: Wallis Simpson. Wallis, an American, was twice divorced ...