Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor by Vickers, Hugo
Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor by Vickers, Hugo

Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor

An illuminating and moving portrait of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, in her later years after...
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Author: Hugo Vickers
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor by Vickers, Hugo

Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor

$35.94
Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor by Vickers, Hugo

Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor

$35.94
Author: Hugo Vickers
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
An illuminating and moving portrait of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, in her later years after the Duke's death.

The true story behind the film The Duchess and I, starring Isabella Rosselini and Joan Collins

Acclaimed biographer Hugo Vickers holds an encyclopedic knowledge of the Royal Family, but his his fascination with the Duchess of Windsor runs deeper, going back to his own youth. Long misunderstood, the Duchess of Windsor and her story has both fascinated and polarized. While there have been many books the doomed couple, Behind Closed Doors brings a new perspective to Wallis specifically by focusing on the later years of exile. While Vickers has his own theories about the Abdication itself--and he makes it very clear that Wallis did not lure the King from the throne--the drama of this narrative comes from the criminal exploitation of an old sick woman after the death of her husband. Readers will be shocked by the ruthless French lawyer known as Suzanne Blum and come to understand how the Duchess's precarious position once she was widowed only added to her plight. Her once-glamorous life quickly spiralled into one of desperation and fear. Using previously unpublished papers and other personal testaments, Hugo Vickers paints a resonant portrait of a complex and tragic icon and reveals the truth behind her final years.

Author: Hugo Vickers
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9798897101214

About the Author
Hugo Vickers is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and an acknowledged expert on the British Royal Family. He has written biographies of the Queen Mother, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, and Princess Andrew of Greece. His book The Kiss won the Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction and his recent bestsellers have included The Quest For Queen Mary and The Sphinx, the life of Gladys, the Duchess of Marlborough. His most recent books, Malice in Wonderland, and Behind Closed Doors are available from Pegasus Books.
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