Meghan Markle experienced a 'culture shock after her marriage' and 'no one could've helped her bridge that, except the Duchess of Windsor had she still been alive', according to a royal expert. Wallis was formally known as the Duchess of Windsor, but was not allowed to share her husband's title of 'Royal Highness.' After she died on April 24, 1986, aged 89, the Royal Family allowed her to rest next to her late husband in the Windsor grounds. The duchess said: 'I went into it naively because I didn't grow up knowing much about the royal family. Who was Wallis Simpson and how did she shape the monarchy?

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2021 13:07 UTC