Evening star. [volume], June 03, 1937, Page A-3, Image 3

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Camera Record of a Royal Romance That Rocked the World’s Greatest Empire
The Duke of Windsor, then Prince of Wales, with
Mrs. Simpson on the beach at Biarritz in 1934. One of
the first vhotos of the couple together.
A previously unpublished
picture, taken in 1935, as they
shopped in Vienna.
Abdication icas little dreamed of when this
I photo was made at a Cannes retreat in 1935.
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Two years ago a cameraman caught the
Prince and Mrs. Simpson in happy mood
at the Ascot races in England.
One of the best of photos, made just after Edward,
became King. Mrs. Simpson was a guest of the royal
vacation party on the Dalmatian coast, August, 1936.
Then came the news that rocked the empire
Edward VIII had abdicated, leaving the throne to his
brother. He is shown as he announced this fact in a
radio message heard around the world.
The former King, noio become the Duke of
Whidsor. went into exile in Austria. Later, in Feb
ruary, 1937, he ivas visited in Vienna by his sister,
Princess Mary, and her husband, the Earl of Hare
wood. They are said to have discussed the duke's
financial position.
One month after, his brother, the Duke of
Kent, paid Edward a visit in Vienna, where
they are reported to have talked over the
duke's marriage to Mrs. Simpson. Edward
went back to his retreat to await the final
decree of Mrs. Simpson's divorce.
The decree was granted last May 3, and
the duke, a very happy man, smilingly
posed for pictures at St. Wolfgang be
fore leaving Austria to join his fiancee
in Tours, France.
On May 7 the former British monarch joined
Wallis Warfield at the Chateau de Cande, Monts,
France, and they mere photographed together for
the first time since his abdication. They were
wed quietly at the chateau today, with none of
the royal family in attendance.
—A. P. and Wide World Photos.
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sovereign of a friendly people and she
whom his highness has chosen from
a noble country to which we are at
tached with the same precious bonds
—greatness and glory—permit him
who has just received the mutual
consent uniting your destinies to give
you * * the most sincere wishes for
your happiness. * * *"
When the couple re-entered the tur
reted chateau from the terrace during
the cocktail interim betw’een services
they went separately to the music
room.
Altar Improvised.
Rev. Mr. Jardine. his glasses on his
nose, stood beside the hastily impro
vised altar—made up of borrowings
from neighborhod churches—wearing
his white surplice and waiting to read
the service.
He performed the service without
the authority of the church, which
does not like remarriage after divorce.
He did it, he said, on the authority of
his conscience alone.
Edward, accompanied by his best
man, Maj. Edward Dudley Metcalfe,
came up the corridor from the dining
room. He stood before the altar, in
the center of which stood a 2-foot
golden cross.
Rogers Escorts Bride.
A moment later Herman L. Rogers,
steadfast American friend of the cou
ple, escorted in the bride.
Soft notes came from the organ as
Marcel Dupre played a wedding
prelude. It made a peaceful setting of
the scene.
Calling the duke by all his given
names, the vicar asked:
"* * * Edward Albert Christian
George Andrew Patrick David * • •
wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor
her and keep her? » * »”
"I will,” the duke answered loudly.
The minister then asked the duchess
calling her "Bessie Wallis,” if she
would "obey, serve, love and honor.”
The bride, repeating after the par
son, answered in steady, hushed voice:
* * * And to obey until death do
us part.”
Ring Is Placed.
Windsor, also following the minis
ter's reading, took the wedding ring
of Welsh gold from Rev. Mr. Jardine
and slipped it on his bride's finger.
"With this ring I thee wed,” Edward
said, "* * * and with all my worldly
goods I the endow * *
The vicar called upon the assemblage
to pray, asking that God give his bless
ing "to this man and to this woman.”
"May they remain in perfect love
and peace together,” the preacher
added in prayer.
"Those whom God has joined to
gether let no man put asunder • • •
I pronounce that they be man and
wife together, in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Ghost. Amen.”
It was exactly 12:14 p.m. (6:14 a.m.,
Eastern standard time) when Edward
and Wallis arose, man and wife, from
the white satin cushion on which they
had knelt to receive the church’s un
willing blessing.
Guests Partake of Feast.
Now the guests arose and headed
for the long table that was crowded
with trays of lobster, baked ham, pas
tries and other delicacies for the buffet
wedding breakfast.
Champagne was passed to all the
guests and Maj. Metcalfe proposed a
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toast to the happiness of the newly
married couple.
The bridegroom, in happy spirits all
morning long, was as self-conscious as
a boy at graduation when his friends
called upon him to speak.
He shifted first to one foot and then
to the other, abashed and at a loss
for words.
He just thanked his guests for
coming.
Civil Ceremony.
Leaving sill[ hats in an ante-room,
guests were escorted by Rogers into
the large salon, where the civil cere
mony was performed entirely in
French and before only 15 persons.
It was 10 minutes before the duke,
the first of the bridal couple to ar
rive, came into the room.
Officials Present.
Prefect Vernet of the Department
of Indre et Loire was present at the
civil service with W. C. Graham,
British consul at Nantes, and M Ber
nard, a special secret service official.
Placed directly before a long table
at the east end of the room were four
chairs, where the bride, the bride
groom. Rogers and Metcalfe sat.
About 12 feet behind them were
five other chairs, where Mrs. Rogers,
Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman, the
Duchess’ "Aunt Bessie”; Bertrand,
Vernet and Graham sat.
The table was covered with a dark
yellow cloth. At both ends were big
vases with pink and white peonies.
The salon in the centuries-old
castle provided a rich setting. The
walls were covered with dark red
cloth. On them hung three paintings
of horses and a big oil of the Resur
rection. On another table was a bunch
of flowers bound by a ribbon stamped
wrlth a chain of American flags.
Other Floral Decorations.
Over the big stone fireplace on the
south side of the room—which is
about 40 feet by 20 feet—stood an
other huge bouquet of peonies. Under
a window at the opposite end a third
table was banked with vases of mixed
red, blue, yellow and white flowers.
One of its bouquets wras a large
bunch of lilies.
Mrs. Rogers wore an ensemble con
sisting of a printed gown and a long,
navy blue crepe coat topped with a
large straw hat of navy blue. "Aunt
Bessie" wor a printed dress and a blue
felt >hat. Each had a lavender orchid
at the waist.
Duke Makes Appearance.
The duke walked into the room
alone at 11:41 a.m. (5:41 a.m. Eastern
standard time).
He was smiling happily and looking
well rested as he circled among his
guests, shaking hands with all of
them.
In the moment before his bride
joined him Edward spent most of his
time chatting with Graham. He
seemed much interested when the
Consul, who once held a post in
Ecuador, mentioned it.
"Oh, yes,” the duke said, "I know
South America very well. I have
never been in Ecuador but I have been
in La Paz (Bolivia). That's terribly
high, too, you know.”
Mrs. Warfield came in then, wearing
her gown of "Wallis blue.”
The duchess’ wedding dress was cut
on almost severely simple lines. It
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came up high in front. At her neck
she wore a glittering sapphire brooch, j
From her left wrist sparkled a sap- j
phire bracelet. Her earrings matched j
the bejeweled ensemble.
Her hat, shoes and gloves were of
the same shade of blue as her dress. |
Her hat was of a toque style with pink j
and blue feathers in front and topped
by a "halo” of blue tulle.
Dr. Mercier, proceeding immedi
ately with the ceremony, informed the j
new duchess she was obliged to obey
her husband and follow him wherever j
he might go. He told the duke he j
must provide for all his wife's needs. I
When the mayor asked Windsor if
he accepted Mrs. Warfield as his
wife, the bridegroom nodded slightly
and answered:
"Oul.”
Mrs. Warfield gave her residence as
Cannes.
Duke Congenial Host.
The duke, married man now at 43,
played the happy role of genial host.
After the double ceremony he sum
moned some of the newspaper men j
who had stayed with him in his
months of travel "in exile."
After a spokesman for them con
gratulated the newlyweds, Windsor
answered:
"Thank you very much indeed for !
your good wishes. I was very sorry j
I could not have you all to the wed
ding, but there was not room.”
The duchess, standing happily be
side her third husband, shook hands
as each of the correspondents was
presented.
The bridegroom mingled among all
his guests, passing informally from
one group to another, hand-shaking
with all.
Those he suspected of shyness he
' escorted personally to the banquet
table, urging them to eat heartily.
"Why didn’t you take something to
eat?” he asked. "You know it’s there
to eat, not just to look at.”
Hope for Happy Private Life.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
voiced their hope for a "happy and
useful private life” after the "trying
time” of Edward's abdication preced
ing their marriage.
The duke in a statement addressed
to "the public” thanked all who had
wished him and his beloved Wallis
happiness. He said:
"The duchess and I wish to thank
all those who have so kindly sent
presents and good wishes on the occa
sion of our marriage.
“We shall never forget their friendly
messages, which mean so much to us
today. After the trying time we have
j been through we now look forward to
a happy and useful private life, and
to that measure of peace which we
hope will be granted to us."
In another statement, to the press,
the duke thanked newspaper men for
their treatment of him and the
duchess. He appealed for "the pri- j
vaey they fee! now is their due." and !
promised that he would not withdraw
into secrecy.
He said:
"The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
wish to take this opportunity of ex
pressing to journalists their apprecia
tion of the courtesy which has, for the
most part, been shown to them under ,
unprecedented circumstances.
"They would like it to be on the rec
ord that, although inaccurate state
ments and reports seem to have been
unavoidable during these months
which have been trying for all con
cerned, there has been an evident
willingness to contradict them.
"In regards the future, the duke
realizes that any atmosphere of se
crecy would be unsatisfactory and will
always be prepared to supply any news
of importance concerning the duchess
and himself.
"At the same time, the duke and
duchess, while fully understanding the
difficulties, want this day to ap
peal to the press of the world to give
them that measure of consideration
and privacy which they feel now is
their due.”
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dawn over the old Chateau de Cande
today there were throngs nearby,
hundreds of them from far and near,
moving at will along the winding
country road that passes the iron
gates of this court of content.
Then, at the waning of a pale half
moon and the first break of morning
light, the truckload of grimly deter
mined gendarmes descended on the
castle area. They swiftly set about
keeping all but newsmen and wedding
guests a half mile away—despite
the French law that makes a civil
marriage a public event.
Suddenly, post card hawkers added
a dowdy and carnival touch to the
crowd outside. They marketed stacks
of glossy prints that pictured Edward,
his bride, and the castle.
There were sightseers on the road
from Germany, Italy. Switzerland and
the Netherlands, even an old couple,
recapturing forgotten thrills, from
Switzerland. There were English folk
and Frenehment from Paris and the
rolling farms nearby.
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