Monday, September 8, 2014

Weekend residence of the Windsors - Just outside Paris

Le Moulin de la Tuilerie is best known as the former weekend residence( at the edge of Paris) of Edward, Duke of Windsor, and his wife, formerly Wallis Simpson. Theirs was one of the great love stories of the 20th century: in 1936, Edward VIII renounced the British throne in order to marry Mrs Simpson, an American divorcee.
Now, you can rent their weekend retreat and be a part of this special, romantic English history. 
I grew up on stories about this fabled romance, I heard at firsthand the stories from my grandmother, and for a time, was a member of the Windsor society (before it folded)  and I have ( if I can be so modest) have a large collection of The books about the Windsor's. 

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