The Queen Mother was 'adored' and had a 'warm and charming presence' reveals royal historians Philip Ziegler and Alastair Bruce. Bruce reveals that although she broke convention, King George V and Queen Mary loved her.
King Edward VIII's abdication on December 11, 1936, was an event that shocked the nation and Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom Edward gave up the throne, was not only savaged by society but by the Queen Mother herself. The Queen Mother's relationship with Mrs Simpson was notoriously rocky. In a 2002 article by The Scotsman, where the Duchess of Windsor was concerned, Elizabeth “demonstrated a rare streak of dislike”.
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