Very nice video, stayed focused on the jewels and not the politics. It reminds me of a section from Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile." Simon did not like Lynette because she was bossy. But, he did like the thought of her money. Wallis may have found the duke vapid and tedious to be with, but she did like the status of being with him and the jewels he gave her. If you have to be trapped, you might as well be trapped in the best of surroundings.

I was lucky enough to see the Persian Empire Jewels, when I was visiting my dad for the summer in Tehran in 1966. It was truly astonishing to go into the vaults...rooms and rooms and rooms of them. It made the British Empire Jewels somewhat puny. He was on loan as a consultant to Iran Air, from Pan American Airways. We were so blessed to have visited some of the most wonderful places, during the Golden Age of Flying. Such stunningly beautiful women, dressed in Western clothes back then in Iran. No words. Tragic how it all ended.

He would NOT have made a good king. His relationship with Wallace was a blessing to the world and especially to UK.

I've had a weak spot for jewelry all my life, so this video was a treat for me! I had never really seen so many pieces of Wallis' collection all at once. But when I think of the Duchess of Windsor, the flamingo brooch always pops into my mind first with respect to her jewelry.

I do believe he lived to regret it. In the last years he always looked sad and wistful in his gaze.

Fascinating video. Edward seemed more besotted with Wallis than she was with him.

All that jewelry, so personal, so private…..scattered all around the world in strangers hands. Pure vanity and only the memories survived…..

recently discovered letters written by Wallace to her x-husband tell that she didn't love the king at all.

Thank you for another wonderful presentation of some of the world’s most fabulous jewels. Well done and oh so beautiful!

“You can’t be too rich or too thin.” - Wallace Simpson.

Thank you for assembling this video. The jewelry design aspect is fascinating. The Duke's cats live on! The piano music overwhelmed the old interviews.

He was very rich. He had had the income from the Duchy of Cornwall for 26 years prior to becoming King with no dependants to support. He sold Balmoral and Sandringham to his brother and he had an allowance.

A real beautiful woman inside out doesnt need expensive jewelry. But for her she needed them all, she was more vain and materialistic than the Queen and other royal women.

David was a crook and his family covered for him to avoid scandal. He engaged in illegal currency transactions for fun and profit. Upon abdicating, he lied to Bertie about his financial circumstances in the hope of gaining a larger annual income. This fabulous jewelry collection is less a testament to love than the spoils of ill gotten gains.

I’ve never wanted anything that Madonna had to offer -- but that bracelet with the crosses I’ll take.

Uau, I had no idea about this couple’s love! And the jewelry are amazing! Thank you for another video with beautiful images and interesting context!

Their finances were a mystery. Supposedly they were always broke and on a small allowance from the Crowne. How did they afford all this jewlery and to live in the mansions?

I need the money Elizabeth Taylor had, so I could play with all these gorgeous pieces..

He was a weak man. Yes he loved her but she could’ve cared less. She became trapped with him due to the circumstances.

The title is misleading. These are mere trifles compared to the Crown Jewels but utterly charming, indeed.

The epitome of style and elegance. What a great video. Wish there was more. Thank you.❤️

People keep bringing up Harry and MM. Prince Edward literally abdicated the throne. That's why it was such a big deal. There was nothing ever abdicated by Harry. He is now way down in the line of succession with the birth of each of Prince Williams children. Not even in the same ballpark of importance as far as historical events.

Absolutely stunning jewelry, and yet they were not happy people in the long run!

Wow beautiful jewelry thanks for sharing this video. 👍🏽 😊 ❤️

Loved this video, loved seeing the jewelry, loved the stories

Incredible! Beautifully produced video. Many thanks. I so wish I could see in person any one on these pieces. ♥️🇺🇸

I don't wear jewelry and have no occasion to, but there's something about a beautiful piece of jewelry with fabulous stones. If I had the money, I think I would be extravagant and buy at least one piece of fine jewelry with precious stones for myself.

David loved Wallis but it wasn't reciprocated truly.

Oh my, what a jaw dropping collection of historically significant jewels. It’s a shame that the Cartier natural pearl and diamond necklace gifted to Kelly Rector Klein was not featured here.

Wallis didn’t want Edward to abdicate. She liked things the way they were, and he should have just designed jewelry for a living.

Edward never wanted to be king, so the idea to run off with Wallace was relatively easy to make. Love on her part was questionable. The night he died, she was out partying with her friends. He died with his nurse in attendance and was begging the nurse to find Wallace. He was dead for hours when she finally came home. The Wales brooch was bought by Prince Charles from the Taylor auction. When Taylor bought the piece, the bidder against her was Prince Charles. He claimed that he wasn't going to lose it again.

Great job. Thank you... I was thinking that the zipper necklace would've made it on the list? 🤔 Keep giving us more videos. Love your work, dedication and research. 🥰

Enjoyed, TYVM!

Edward would have been King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland not England. My Dad always said if Edward had been King, we would have been speaking German because of his leanings toward Hitler.

Wonderful video thank you

Fascinating video! I had no idea of how spectacular the collection was/is. Once again, you have created an informative video that I couldn’t look away from had I wanted to. I loved the sapphire bracelet the best but was also enamored by the ruby set. Hope you are well! Coming home soon?

Poor Edward had to give up all that responsibility and live like some unimportant socialite with a royal allowance, crushing story 😢😂😂

The jewels were absolutely stunning but this was not a great love affair. Wallis never wanted Edward to abdicate nor did she want to matty him. She felt very trapped. Wallis loved her husband but they played the game to long. They were in it for the favors, social standing & money. Mr. Simpson did made a great deal of money from contracts and business deals thrown his way by Edward. Basically he pimped Wallis out. Wallis was planning to leave Edward after the coronation but he had a complete breakdown and she was forced to stay. Letters found a few years ago prove it. They were written by Wallis to her husband. She writes of how much she lives and misses him. How all she wants is to be his wife again. She also explains how upset & devasted she was that their hope for a future together were destroyed when Edward foolishly abdicated. Wallis felt like she had no choice but to marry Edward. I believe she at times was cruel towards him because she was full of regret. Edward acted more of a child then a man and no woman wants to be married to a child. I would have thought that after all those years of having to be the strong one and constantly reassuring edward and babying him she would have come to hate him a great deal.

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Had to see again! TYVM!

Very good story,thank you andrew,people go and the jewels are history,janny,

She was very very cruel to Edward not quite like the love story people seem to think.

Not only worthy but so stylish jewels!

He also didn’t want the responsibility of being king. Queen Elizabeth’s father died 20 years before the Duke because of the stress of WWII. And he was a private man who hated speaking publicly. As was well documented in “The King’s Speech”.

The Daimond bracelet with the Latin Crosses that was the no 7 on the list was purchased by Madonna and she still has it to this day. Crosses WERE always Madonna's kinda thing so it makes sense.

WOW - the Hawaiian flower broach is absolutely magnificent!!! The best piece in the collection I think.

Why on Earth did he love her sooo much ??! He could have anyone ! Forever a mystery...

Magnificent video! ❤️

I love the jewels Edward gave Wallis.

Beautiful video! Thanks for making and sharing!

She may not have had "the crown jewels" but her jewels were stunning and she wore them well. Original designs! The animal bracelet! She had great style. Elizabeth Taylor always wore her own jewels! It said so much of her "star quality"! I had to comment on Madonna. The bracelet is perfect and she could look so classic! That was her wasn't it?

The fluidity of the real thing is amazing, beautiful

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Like Edward & Harry & countless other men since the beginning of time, a man will latch onto a strong woman who will take them away from their certain destiny. Its not a coincidence, not fate, but a conscious decision to some degree on the part of the guy to choose his ticket out in the form of a gal. Nothing wrong with it. Women have always done it too.

What a collection, I want that cat bracelet. Every piece is gorgeous, to beautiful for her. He gave up so much, the throne of England for a woman who was still in love with her ex-husband. She didn’t even treat him well.

Great video. My favourite pieces would have to be the cats . TFS 🙏💜🇦🇺

She was not in love with him, he always feared that she would leave one day, this feeling is what kept him so attached to her.

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Thanks!!

My father worked for American Export Lines in the orchestra in the 1950's. Back then air travel was still not that common, so people got on cruise ships - (The Independence, the SS America, The United States, and the Constitution) ...especially to the Mediterranean. The world's 'most famous dinner guests' as the Windsors were called, traveled with a full entourage, trunks galore, the Duke always carrying their little doggies....and embroidered 'HRH' linen. They would bring their own bedsheets with the royal crest on them. My father said the Duke often looked like he had swallowed something disagreeable. During one especially tough Atlantic crossing, the ocean pitched and rolled, and the band instruments were rolling all over the dance floor; people locked themselves in their cabins. Dad came out to check on things, and the piano rolled and skidded across the floor, slamming him into a wall....Just then the Duke appeared in the doorway, evidently out on a stroll, for a smoke break. He looked at my Dad, then sniffed, "Pity we couldn't dance," he said. My father said he wanted to pitch the SOB over the railing, and might well have done so, were it not for his broken hand.

Some people are born to be happy, some to work.))

The Duchess of Windsor had one of the greatest jewelry collections of any woman. I wish I could afford the Flamingo Brooch. For some reason, that one piece has always intrigued me so. Whether The Duchess loved The Duke or not, they stayed together for the rest of their lives. She begged him not to abdicate and threatened to leave him but he said, "I will slit my throat". He was not interested in being a King. I just wish certain people would stop putting all the blame on Wallis. We are reliving this tale, today, through The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Beautiful jewellery!!

I’m amazed that there was no mention of the 2 strands of magnificent South Sea Pearls🤷🏼‍♀️

Wallis Simpson once stated that she'd rather been the mistress of the King of England than the wife of the Governor of the Bahamas...

The emerald ring just boggles my mind!

He was obsessed with Wallis but the feeling has been revealed not to have been Mutual. She preferred her second husband and did not love the King. But she did stick by the former king so she knew her duty. Least she was treated like a Queen even if she never was one.

She never truly loved him but she felt stuck with him because he gave up the throne for her (which she never wanted him to do)

Sad life these 2 had -- living only for themselves. Playing “dress up” for dinner -- when they were alone. I wonder if Edward donated any money for charity. He probably couldn’t afford to after spending all of that money on Precious Jewels for Wallis. He must have been absolutely mad about her. After he died - Wallis was alone -- until she died. Not especially lives to be envied. -- unless you are a totally materialistic.

Thanks a lot for your video on the fine collection of jewelry which belonged to Wallis Simpson.Edward fell in love with her and refused to become a king.He married her and gave her many luxurious things.I was in rapture of the broached made in the form of animals and the broach consisting of a lot of diamonds which was bought by Elizabeth Taylor.Thanks A lot for your informative and aesthetic video.I wish you further successes in your work.

This was probably interesting. I can’t seem to listen with the bizarre cadence of the AI generated voice over.

Каждое ваше видео - захватывающая история! Благодарю!

I recently acquired a large white gold and diamond necklace. The thing weighs a ton and does nothing for me. Experiences are so much more valuable than jewels. I'll make it into a brooch and my granddaughter will have a shock when I leave it to her :)

Everything aside-and I mean EVERYTHING-I’m enjoying the jewelry collection, it’s just fabulous.

4:47 The prince was first to give a bracelet before it was popular in 2010 the famous pandora bracelet. Love the emerald engagement ring

Half of these beautiful stones came from India. They looted $45 trillion from India between 1765 to1938 which is almost 17 times the current combined GDP of Britain and India.

The book is good. Read it years ago. What happened to the engagement emerald ring?

The more exquisite they are, the more tragic they are, being subject to death and corruption like all created things. Perhaps a diamond is forever but for who?

They are all gorgeous BUT THE CATS ARE MY FAVORITE PurrrRoarrr

Love the soundtrack

2021 and people still believe its because a woman he choose lol.

Wallis needed the jewelry because quite frankly she was not a looker. She might have had a vibrant personality, but in reality she was cruel to "David" and often treated him like dirt. Those jewels were his gifts to keep her devotion; in reality, she had to have something to compensate for the lack of physical and emotional beauty. She never loved "David," but she sure loved his money, his gifts, and the opportunities he gave her.

Interesting video. Where did the proceeds from the auctioned jewelry go?

Some women in the world are so lucky like Wallis or Megan and some so unlucky like Princess Diana. Crazy

This proves that you can be stylish if you have enough money. Someone else can design it but you wear it. The emerald ring was a thing of beauty.

This was NOT a love story! They were two narcissists who wanted and expected everything !

The jewels are absolutely stunning. But I always thought he looked a rather sad man after he got married. I remember the Edward R. Murrow interview with them. He looked so sad and never smiled once during the interview. She smiled a lot.

was this narrated by a computer, nobody noticed that they misspelled Madonna?

"My friend, with thee to live alone, to me 'twere better than to own a Crown, a Sceptre and a Throne."

I’m still wondering how he could afford to commission all this jewellery unless he brought his own gems which suggests he raided the royal jewels before he left!

Изумительные украшения,великолепная работа ювелиров.И конечно-романтическая история,что делает их более желанными.

Such particularly gift from king Edward to madam Simpson's.

Nice video!! Very engaging from beginning to end. Nevertheless, businesses and investment are the easiest way to make money irrespective of which party makes it to the oval office.

Excellent video very informative. Who has the jewelry today ? Were some given to the Royal Family ? Many pieces were bought when he was still king meaning the money came partly from tax payers. Just sickening, to an undeserving woman. Thank you if anyone is aware of.

Happy I clicked on this video .

Hi Andrew, missed this along the way. I read a bio of the Duchess, not very flattering, accused her of being a spy for the Chinese early on, sd she did not want Edward to give up the throne but to hold out to have that and her marriage to him. Didnt happen, claimed she was ever after rather disrespectful to him privately, on & on, quite bad. The rubies early on are quite amazing, that engagement ring, whew, the cats are ofc fabulous, as are the huge diamonds at the end. Have you been too busy to make videos these days, I suspect so. Hope you are always well my friend, I await new dreams from you. Much love, many blessings to you! ~~Chanel

The firs one of the lot: A gold, diamond rather, digger from the rank of the master class. "They sacrificed everything for each other?" Really? Friends, you're looking at a one-way street through and through which inevitably led to Place Vendome, where all the "joailliers" made sure to call the idiot "Roi."

People get so wrapped up into material things. At the end of the day.....

What’s the title of the background music? Anyone please? ☺️

Olá amigo essa história dos reis são maravilhosas ás jóias são deslumbrantes mais o amor é tudo ná vida de um ser humano OK sensacional obrigada gostei muito🌟🌷😁🇧🇷👍❤️