The Woman He Loved

TV Movie
1988
1h 40m

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The love story between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, that ended in his abdication for the woman he loved.The love story between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, that ended in his abdication for the woman he loved.The love story between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII, that ended in his abdication for the woman he loved.

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6.2/10

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total

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Trivia
This is Olivia de Havilland's last screen appearance.

Goofs
In one funeral flashback set in 1972, the coffin is carried in with the Duke of Windsor's flag, but the trumpeters have the "GR" cipher of George V, last used in 1936.

Quotes
Wallis Simpson: I hope it doesn't rain and spoil everything.
Prince of Wales: I thought you like the rain.
Wallis Simpson: I was lying.

Connections
Referenced in The Simpsons: Bart the Murderer (1991)

Soundtracks
The Middy March
(uncredited)
Music by Kenneth Alford

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Edward and Mrs. Simpson

King Edward VIII (Anthony Andrews) abdicated the British throne in 1936 & married 'the woman he loved' Wallis Simpson (Jane Seymour) in France in 1937. Yep, how things have changed! Nevertheless Wallis Simpson's letters prove that the man she really loved was Ernest Simpson (Tom Wilkinson), not the Prince of Wales, whom, according to recent biographers, she never wanted to spouse. Andrews, inexpressive and hammy, isn't good as Edward VIII. Seymour, just okay. Comparing a number of versions of this story, this is probably the weakest. ¨Edward and Mrs. Simpson¨ is definitely the best.