The Woman He Loved

Synopsis

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.

Top cast

Jane Seymour

Wallis Simpson

Olivia de Havilland

Aunt Bessie Merryman

Tom Wilkinson

Ernest Simpson

Anthony Andrews

Prince of Wales / Edward VIII

Lucy Gutteridge

Thelma

Robert Hardy

Winston Churchill

Julie Harris

Alice

Phyllis Calvert

Queen Mary

Richenda Carey

Maud Kerr-Smiley

Susan Denaker

Connie Thaw