A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication

The Secret Scandal

Documentary Sep 21, 2023 49 min BBC Select

Available on Prime Video, BBC Select

S1 E1: In the 1930s, the Prince of Wales met and fell in love with an American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their affair was an open secret. But, as this BBC Select Original Documentary reveals, things changed dramatically when the prince’s father died and he was to be crowned King Edward VIII. Edward was determined to have Wallis as his Queen. Soon, as the story breaks, his life would lie in tatters.

Documentary Sep 21, 2023 49 min BBC Select

TV-G

Information

Released: 2023
Run Time: 49 min
Rated: TV-G
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.