Cries of a “Constitutional Crisis”

While American newspapers blazed with headlines like “King Will Wed Wally,” the British press observed a dignified silence, shielding the nation from the salacious details of their prince-turned-king’s romantic entanglements.

But silence has a way of unraveling, and in December 1936, the dam burst with the explosive headline “Grave Constitutional Crisis” splashed across English newsstands. The revelation jolted the unsuspecting public from their slumber, igniting a wildfire of shock and indignation. Anger seethed in the streets as crowds swarmed outside Wallis Simpson’s residence, threatening her life.