A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication(2023)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2023-09-21
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
This is the true tale of the biggest scandal ever to engulf the British Royal Family – a forbidden love affair which had a devastating impact. This series recounts the story behind the ten days leading to Edward VIII abdicating his throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. It would change the royals, the press and British history forever.
Keywords
royal familybiographybritish historyabdication
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BBC Select Apple Tv channelSeasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
The Secret Scandal
Air Date: 2023-09-21
In the 1930s, the Prince of Wales met and fell in love with an American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their affair was a...
E02
Collision Course
Air Date: 2023-09-21
Edward VIII's monarchy hung in the balance. His desire to marry an American divorcee had set him on a collision cours...
E03
The Fall of a King
Air Date: 2023-09-21
The British nation was divided as the crisis concerning Edward VIII and his relationship with divorced American socia...
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