W.E. with Andrew Lownie
The movie's title W.E. stands for Wallis and Edward. Was the movie correct to suggest King Edward VIII's reason for abdicating the throne in 1936 was so he could marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson? We'll chat with author Andrew Lownie about the true story to find out more. Learn more about the true story Get Andrew's book, Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor: https://links.boatspodcast.com/209book Learn more about Andrew's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/209guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/c76af887-07ea-5de6-bce5-86e8f4527dfa Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/209 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices