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　　1966QueenElizabethⅡmeetstheDukeandDuchessatasmallpartyinLondon．'

It'

stimetoforgetthepast，'

shesays．

　　1972EdwarddiesinParis．HisbodyisburiedinEnglandatWindsorCastle．

　　1986WallisdiesinParisandisburiednexttoEdwardatWindsor．

　　INAPRIL1987，THREEHUNDREDPEOPLECAMETOASMALLroominGeneva，Switzerland．TherewerePresidentsandKings，filmstarsandmillionaires．Theycamefromthefourcornersoftheworld，eastandwest，northandsouth，andtheyspokemanylanguages．

　　Buttheyallwantedonething—tobuysomejewellery．ItwasthejewellerythatamancalledEdwardgaveawomancalledWallis．

　　Onewoman，MrsNamikifromJapan，paid＄105000foragoldring．

　　'

Whydidyoupayallthatmoney？

'

afriendasked．'

YoucanbuyagoldringinTokyoforhalfthatmoney．'

BecauseWallisandEdwardwerespecialtome，'

MrsNamikireplied．'

InevermetthembutI'

llkeepthatringallmylife．'

　　Inthenextfewhours，inthatsmallroominGeneva，thejew－ellerywassoldfor＄50000000．ButwhowasWallis？

AndwhowasEdward？

Andwhywastheirlovestorysospecial？

　　Let'

sbeginatthebeginning…

1ALonelyChild

　　PrinceEdwardwasbornin1894．Hisfather，KingGeorgeV，wasatall，coldmanwhodidnotlikechil－dren．'

WhydoesEdwardtalkallthetime？

heoncesaid．'

He'

saverynoisychild！

　　Hismother，QueenMary，agreed．'

Itdoesn'

tmatterifEdwardishappyorunhappy，'

shesaid．'

Achildmustbesilentandstrong．'

　　ThefamilylivedinBuckinghamPalace，whichhad600rooms．Therewere8kitchens，19bathrooms，24toilets，11diningrooms，17bedroomsand21sittingrooms．

　　Edwardoncetoldastoryaboutthehouse：

BuckinghamPalacewasverybig，andpeoplesometimesgotlost．Onenightmymother，myfatherandIweresittinginthediningroom．Wewerewaitingforourdinner．Wewait－edandwaited，butthefooddidnotcome．Aftertwentyminutesmyfatherwasveryangry．Hestoodupandwenttothekitchen．'

Whereisthecook？

heshouted，andwhereismyfood？

But，Sir，'

thecookreplied，'

yourdinnerleftthekitchenfifteenminutesago．Hasn'

titarrivedyet？

No，ithasn'

t，'

myfathershouted，'

andI'

mhungry．'

　　TheKingleftthekitchenandbegantolookforthefood．Tenminuteslaterhesawawomanwhowascarryingthreeplatesofmeatandpotatoes．'

Whathappenedtoyou？

myfathersaid．'

Whydidn'

tyoubringusourdinner？

I'

msorry，Sir，'

thewomanreplied．'

Therearealotofdiningrooms．Icouldn'

trememberwheretogo．Butifyoureturntothetable，Sir，thistimeIcanfollowyoutotherightroom．'

　　Edwarddidnotgotoschoolwithotherchildren．HestayedinBuckinghamPalacewherehehadaspecialclassroomjustforhim．

　　ThisishowEdwarddescribedhislessons：

　　Myteacher，MrHansell，wasathinman．Heneversmiledandhisnosewasveryred．Wehadlotsofbooksbuttheywereallveryboring．Theywerefullofwordsandtheydidn'

thaveanypictures．

　　SometimesIstoppedreadingandlookedoutdow．MrHansellgotveryangry．Hetookastickandhitmeonthearm．'

Don'

tlookoutofthewindow，littleboy，'

heshouted．'

Lookatthebook．'

Hehitmemanytimesandmyarmwasred．

　　EveryFridaytheteachertookmetomyfather'

sroom．

Andwhathasmysonlearntthisweek，MrHansell？

theKingasked．

　　Andtheanswerwasalways：

NotverymuchI'

mafraid，Sir．Edwarddoesn'

tlikehislessons．Heneverlis－tenstowhatIsay．'

　　WhenMrHanselllefttheroom，myfatherwasangrywithme．'

What'

swrongwithyou，child？

hesaid．'

Areyoustupid？

Whycan'

tyoulearnanything？

Butthelessonsaresoboring，Sir，'

Ireplied．'

AndMrHansellhitsme．'

Idon'

tunderstandyou，Edward．You'

reababy．You'

resoweak．You'

llneverbeagoodKing．AKingmustbestrong．Gotoyourroomandstaythereuntilthemorning．'

Ispentmanydaysaloneinmyroom，'

Edwardwrotelater．'

IneverplayedwithotherchildrenandIdidn'

thaveanyfriends．IlivedinthemostbeautifulhouseinEnglandbutIwasalwayslonelyandsad．Isawmymotheronceadayatdin－nertimeandIsawmyfatherthreeorfourtimesaweek，buttheynevergavemeanylove．Iwasafraidofthemandevery－thingIdidwaswrong．'

2ThePrinceofWales

　　Inthespringof1911KingGeorgecalledEdwardintohisroomandsaid：

NextmonthI'

llmakeyouPrinceofWalesandtheseareyourclothesfortheceremony．'

　　TheKingopenedasmallcupboardandEdwardstartedtocry．'

Butfather，'

hesaid，'

msixteenyearsoldnow．Ican'

twearsoftshoesandaskirt．I'

lllooklikeagirl．Whycan'

tIdresslikeotherpeople？

Becauseyou'

redifferentandspecial，'

hisfatherreplied，'

andonedayyou'

llbeKing．'

　　Edwardcriedforthenexttwodays，buttherewasnoth-inghecoulddo．

　　Andso，on10thJune1911，thefamilydrovetoCaernar－vonCastleinNorthWalesandtheceremonybegan．

　　TheKingputasmallgoldcrownonEdward'

shead．Therewasmusicanddancingandthecrowdbegantoshout．

　　ThenewPrinceofWalesclosedhiseyes．'

Ifeelterrible，'

hesaid．'

Canwegohomenow？

Notyet，'

theKingreplied．'

Thepeoplewanttoseeyou．

　　Edwardwalkedtothefrontofthecastleandlookeddownatthecrowd．Hewasshakingandhisfacewasred．

Smile，Edward，'

theKingsaid．'

Youarehappy！

　　AfewhourslaterthefamilyweredrivingbacktoWindsor．'

Wasn'

tthatalovelyday！

QueenMarysaid．

　　Edwardtookoffhisshoesandlookedoutofthewindow．'

Neveragain，'

hethought．'

Neveragain！

3TheRoyalStar

　　AfterayearatOxfordUniversity，EdwardwenttofightintheFirstWorldWar．Hewrote：

　　Ilivedinahousewithtwenty-fiveothersoldiers．Atnightwetalkedaboutourlivesandourfamilies．Itwasveryinter－esting．

　　Icouldspeakfreelytodifferentpeople-richandpoor，youngandold．ButIalsosawthebloodandnoiseofwar．

　　Onedayin1916mydrivertookmetothetownofLoosinBelgium．Igotoutofthecarandwalkedtothetopofthehill．DownbelowmetherewasheavyfightingandIfeltverysad．

　　AnhourlaterIreturnedtomycar．I'

llneverforgetwhatIsaw．Mydriverwasdead．WhileIwasaway，some－bodyshothimintheneck．

　　Whenthewarfinishedin1918，EdwardreturnedtoBucking－hamPalace．Onenighthewastalkingtohisfatherinthedin－ingroom．

tunderstandwhycountriesfight，'

thePrincesaid．'

Thewarhasfinished，butnothinghaschanged．Therearestillmillionsofpoorandhungrypeople．It'

snotright．Somebodymustdosomething！

Well，'

KingGeorgereplied，'

youcan'

tchangetheworldifyousitbythefire．Youmusttravel．Meetpeople．Talktothem．Listentowhattheysay．Andthen，whenyouareKing，youcanmaketheworldabetterplace．'

　　Andso，in1920，EdwardleftEnglandagain．Duringthenextfiveyearshetravelled240000kilometresandvisited45differentcountries．

　　HesawIndia，Argentina，Nigeria，Mexico，NewZealand，Germany，andJapan．WhenhecametoToronto，inCanada，therewere500000peopleinthestreetstomeethim．Everywherethousandsofpeoplewaitedtoseehim—therewerecrowdsof190000inCapeTown，300000inParis，500000inNewYork，and750000inMelbourne．

Edwardisthefirstroyalstar，'

onenewspaperwrote，'

andheisnowthemostfamousmanintheworld．Intheolddaysprinceswerecoldandbored．ButEdwardisdifferent．Hegetsoutofhiscarandwalksdownthestreet．Everytwoorthreeminuteshestopsandspeakswiththecrowd．Helaughs．Hesmiles．Heshakesathousandhands．Heisamanofthepeoplewithaheartofgold．'

4TheMeeting

　　Intheautumnof1930EdwardwenttostaywithhisfriendsLordandLadyFurness．ThisishowhedescribedthatweekendinabookcalledAKing'

sStory：

　　OnSaturdaytheweatherwascoldandwindy．Itwasrainingheavilysowecouldnotrideourhorses．WedecidedtostayinthehouseandhaveanearlylunchwithsomeofLadyFurness'

friends．

　　Atoneo'

clockWallisarrivedwithherhusband．Shewasbeautifullydressedandshesmiledallthetime．ShespokewithLordFurnessforafewminutes，andthenLadyFur－nessbroughtherovertoseeme．

Sir，IwouldlikeyoutomeetoneofmydearestandsweetestAmericanfriends，MrsWallisSimpson．'

Howdoyoudo，MrsSimpson，'

Isaid．'

Pleasecomeandsitdown．'

　　LadyFurnessleftusandwebegantotalk．

　　IcouldseethatWalliswasnotfellingverywell．Shehadabadcoldandhereyeswerered．'

mafraidthatourEnglishhousesaren'

tverywarm，'

Isaid．'

Wedon'

thaveAmericancentralheatinghere．'

　　Therewasalongsilence．MrsSimpsonturnedherfaceandlookedoutofthewindow．Thenshesaid：

Youhavedisappointedme，Sir．'

Andwhyisthat？

Iasked．

BecauseeverybodyasksmeaboutAmericancentralheat－ing．IthoughtthatthePrinceofWaleswouldtalkaboutsomethingmoreinteresting．'

　　Ibegan