The Duchess - Wallis Simpson

The year is 1928. A middle-aged foreign woman of average appearance arrives in London, with no money and no connections. Wallis spends her first few months in London feeling deeply lonely and bored, so she escapes into the world of tabloid journalism, which tirelessly feeds her stories about London's glamorous high society.

Just as she loses all hope that her life could ever change in any meaningful way, her luck begins to turn and events quickly unfold. Through an unexpected turn of events, she finds herself at a house party with the Prince of Wales, who is immensely captivated by her, and her star begins to rise rapidly. For the prince, who suffers from the rigid constraints of the English court, her appearance is a breath of fresh air. The friendship between them grows more and more intense and deep until, one day, it inevitably blossoms… into love. With newfound enthusiasm, Wallis throws herself into a whirlwind world of previously unimaginable luxury and privilege, enjoying wonderful weekends with her prince at his private retreat, Fort Belvedere.

When George V suddenly dies, their fate seems sealed: the Prince of Wales has become King Edward VIII, and the wheels of historical inevitability have begun to turn. Wallis finds herself trapped. Edward is willing to abdicate the throne for her, but the public blames her for stealing Edward from all of England. She is persona non grata number one, a wicked and cunning creature whom everyone blames…