Wallis: The Queen That Never Was(2017)

Wallis: The Queen That Never Was is a drama-documentary that chronicles the life of Wallis Simpson, the American woman at the centre of the 1936 abdication crisis. Drawing on diaries, journals and letters, the film explores how Simpson became one of history's most controversial figures—blamed by many for forcing King Edward VIII to renounce the throne. The narrative traces her rise from Baltimore socialite to the woman who captivated a king, examining the scandal that shook the British monarchy and changed the course of the royal succession. Through intimate primary sources, Wallis presents a complex portrait of a woman caught between desire and duty, revealing the personal cost of becoming the focal point of Britain's greatest twentieth-century royal upheaval.