Oct 27, 2022 · When the summons came that July day, Beaton had other reasons to be sceptical. In 1937, he had flown to France to take the wedding pictures of the ex-King Edward VIII, now in exile, and the double divorcée Wallis Simpson. These were two figures the Queen Consort had reason to greatly dislike.

Dec 1, 2024 · Wallis photographed in 1935 by Cecil Beaton for Vogue. Source: Vogue. In a fashionable resort cottage, Bessie Wallis Warfield was born in June 1896. The unique abode straddled four counties and two states, Pennsylvania and Maryland, giving Bessie Warfield a rather unique introduction to the world.

Jun 14, 2023 · In 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated after just 326 days on the throne and left for France with the American socialite, Wallis Simpson. It was a huge scandal and the Royal Family desperately needed to soften their image (sound familiar?), which Beaton achieved with a series of angelic portraits of the young Queen Elizabeth II, who was still a ...

Jun 24, 2024 · I knew from books of this 1936 Cecil Beaton gouache of Wallis Simpson wearing a Schiaparelli, or perhaps Mainbocher, dress and her Cartier brooch, and it was a nice discovery to see the work popping up at Sotheby’s in New York in 2013. There were two portraits of her by Beaton in the sale, and my partner and I didn’t know which one we liked ...

Jun 3, 2023 · With eyes that were described by royal photographer Cecil Beaton as 'essentially sad', the former King Edward VIII, 42, tied the knot with Wallis Simpson, 40, on June 3, 1937.

Dec 12, 2023 · In this portrait taken by society photographer Cecil Beaton, Wallis Simpson wears her famous Cartier cross bracelet, which King Edward VIII had given to her in the months leading up to his abdication of the throne on 11 December 1936. Each of the crosses bears an inscription that reveals the couple's love story.

Feb 8, 2024 · A moment in history when Wallis Simpson, the abdicated king Edward VIII of England, French fashion, Cecil Beaton, appeasement, USA investments in Nazi Germany, the Spanish Civil War and Salvador Dali come together. And a quietly brilliant palace coup.

A fine portrait photograph of the Duchess of Windsor taken by Beaton at Chateau de Candé in April 1937, some six weeks prior to her marriage to Edward, at which occasion Beaton was the official photographer.

The dress was worn by Wallis Simpson in photographs taken by Cecil Beaton at the Château de Candé, shortly before Simpson's marriage to Edward VIII. Beaton's photographs of Simpson would be featured in Vogue magazine in an eight-page spread in June 1937. [7] The dress was included as part of Simpson's wedding trousseau.

Cecil Beaton Wallis Simpson was an American socialite and fashion icon who was famously married to the former King of England, Edward VIII. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1896 and was known for her beauty, style, and sophistication.