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Royal Wives at War

Royal Wives at War
Courtesy of Monika Kupper / ©BBC 2016
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David, Prince of Wales (Nick Waring) with Thelma Furness (Emma Campbell-Jones) his mistress.

Sun. Sept. 18 at 8pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 | ROYAL WIVES AT WAR presents a revealing new look at England’s abdication crisis of 1936, seen through the eyes of the two women at its heart.

Take a fresh look at the abdication crisis of 1936 through dramatized monologues by the two women at its heart, the Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson, as they look back at the dramatic events that led to Edward VIII’s decision to give up the throne.

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