Movie · 1988
The Woman He Loved
Released 3 April 1988 More from 1988 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
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How old were they?
Margaretta Scott
as Lady Wigram
Phyllis Calvert
as Queen Mary
John Horsley
as Justice Sir John Hawke
Robert Hardy
as Winston Churchill
Charlotte Mitchell
as Lady Chatfield
Tom Wilkinson
as Ernest Simpson
Anthony Andrews
as Prince of Wales / Edward VIII
Richenda Carey
as Maud Kerr-Smiley
Jane Seymour
as Wallis Simpson
Lucy Gutteridge
as Thelma
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
76Margaretta Scott — oldest on the call sheet
31Lucy Gutteridge — youngest billed
53average age of the credited cast