Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the MonarchyBy Andrew MortonGrand Central Publishing416 pp; $36.50Charles & Diana, William & Kate, Andrew & Sarah (had a VHS tape of that one kicking around) and now Harry & Meghan. But in terms of prenuptial drama, none compares to Edward and Wallis. Royal biographer Andrew Morton gives us a new look back at the American would-be queen, Wallis Simpson. According to Morton, Wallis Simpson perfected the following trick to impress dinner guests with her literary chops: “She read the first couple of pages and the ending and then picked out a relevant quote from somewhere inside the tome. Peterman: “Do you know what happens to a butter-based frosting after six decades in a poorly ventilated English basement?

Source: National Post March 20, 2018 19:07 UTC