I have not seen 'the King's Speech yet but I am looking forward to doing so soon. As regards WSC's support of Wallis Simpson, the fact is that WSC was a royalist. I believe it is in the historical record that he was supportive of Edward and that included supporting him in his bid to marry Wallis Simpson. However, it must be remembered that at the time, WSC knew little about Simpson's political leanings and was supporting his sovereign as a faithful servant.
Having said that, I agree that with the perspective of time and events WSC's comment at the coronation of his brother George VI, would have been referring to Edward VIII. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stan A. Orchard Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 12:41 PM To: ChurchillChat Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Re: The King's Speech Incidentally, there was a very interesting interview a couple of days ago on CNN with the 73-year-old American screenwriter of 'The King's Speech', David Seidler. He was a child stutterer, not a historian, and has worked on this project for the past 25 years. He believes that only a stutterer could have written the screenplay in just this way. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/01/25/exp.ps.kings.speech.stu tter.cnn?iref=allsearch. It is very hard for me to believe that Winston Churchill could have ever considered Wallis Simpson to be a suitable or even tolerable addition to the Royal Family. So in my opinion, Churchill must have been referring to Edward VIII in his comment to Clementine at the coronation since it otherwise seems to fly in the face of Churchill's seemingly life-long reverence for the institution, dignity and ritual of the British monarchy. Stan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Editor/Finest Hour" <[email protected]> To: "ChurchillChat" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:38 AM Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: The King's Speech > Paul, thanks. Most sources I checked say WSC made this remark "during > the coronation," but Lady Soames in her CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL says he > made it as Queen Elizabeth (the later Queen Mum) was crowned--so I > think your interpretation that he was referring to Walllis could be > right. I > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
