The Royal Romances that Rocked the Monarchy (ep 44)

Once there was a Prince who was becoming known as a bit of a
playboy. Naturally boisterous and more devoted to fun than his
brother, he had spent years having a good time all around the
world. While his brother married a lovely English young woman in
a gorgeous ceremony and then started a family, the Prince
continued to race from one party to the next.

And then, quite suddenly, he fell in love. But not with the
expected English aristocrat. The Prince fell in love with an
American! And, to make matters worse in a family threatened by
scandal, she was divorced! The establishment in the monarchy were
stunned. What was to be done about it?

The Prince of Wales, known as David to his family and friends,
fell in love with and was determined to marry Wallis Simpson. His
brother, known as Bertie, married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Their
romances threatened and reshaped the continuation of the British
monarchy in 1936 and for years to come.


History shows us what's possible.