Private Lives

2:00 AM to 3:00 AM

Saturday 21 September

Edward VIII

Season 3 Episode 2 of 6

Dr Tracy Borman, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores Edward VIII's childhood with his overbearing father, reveals how the First World War saw him grow up in more ways than one, and explores his apparent desire for married women. She also uncovers the truth about Edward's abdication of the throne, and Wallis Simpson's infidelity, and reveals how Edward was a fashion icon of the day, examining his clothes in Kensington Palace

Private Lives airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 2:00 AM, Saturday 21 September. (Subtitles.)

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Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics

History

Tracy Borman

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