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Status
Released
Release
2016
Runtime
59m
Available options inUS
The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
15 Cast Members
Gina McKee
Wallis Simpson
Emma Davies
Elizabeth, Queen Mother
Nick Waring
Edward VIII
John Sackville
George VI
Emma Campbell-Jones
Thelma Furness
Richard Harrington
Narrator
David Summer
Alexander
Lady Colin Campbell
Self
Andrew Morton
Self
Anna Sebba
Self
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson
Self (archive footage)