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in reply to a message by raindancing
She wasn't really a good namesake! And it's not an attractive sound to me.
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Wallis may have been self-obsessed and selfish, and a Nazi sympathizer along with her husband. But I have some sympathy for her, because the two main reasons that she wasn't allowed to be Queen, and then denied the HRH title, was that she was an American (she could have become a British citizen--or maybe she did--I'm not sure), and she was divorced. Now that Prince Charles, who is himself divorced, though his ex-wife died, has married divorcee Camilla, it's difficult not to see Wallis as a victim of a repressive moralistic mentality.
I do hate the name Wallis, however.
I do hate the name Wallis, however.
This message was edited 10/4/2008, 3:51 PM
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The main reason that Wallis could not become Queen was because of the divorce. The monarch is head of the Church of England and at the time (apparently up until 2002) the Church of England did not agree with divorce and did not let divorcees re-marry in church so the head of the Church couldn't marry a divorcee. I definitely think it's a good thing that times have changed. Regarding Charles and Camilla, there is still a lot of bad feeling amongst some people about their marriage, especially as they both comitted adultury throughout their marriages (another sin) but the decision has been made now.
As far as Wallis being American is concerned, I'm sure this would not have been a barrier against her marrying Edward, if she had been considered otherwise "suitable." As far as I know, the only real barrier to being part of the monarchy (or Prime Minister) is being Catholic.
As far as Wallis being American is concerned, I'm sure this would not have been a barrier against her marrying Edward, if she had been considered otherwise "suitable." As far as I know, the only real barrier to being part of the monarchy (or Prime Minister) is being Catholic.
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