... Duchess looks back on history A frail old lady lay virtually paralysed at her mansion outside Paris yesterday, remembering - perhaps — that it is the 50th anniversary of her husband's accession to the British throne. The Duchess of Windsor, the American ...

... throne. The Duchess of Windsor, the American divorcee whose love affair with Edward VIII forced the King to choose between his crown and his heart, will be 90 in June. the leading Paris lawyer, who has been her legal adviser for 39 years. The duchess has been ...