The Queen Mother and Wallis Simpson look back at the dramatic events of 1936, which led to King Edward Vlll giving up the throne for the woman he loved.
Gina McKee
as Wallis Simpson
Emma Davies
as Elizabeth, Queen Mother
Nick Waring
as Edward VIII
John Sackville
as George VI
Emma Campbell-Jones
as Thelma Furness
Richard Harrington
as Narrator
David Summer
as Alexander
Lady Colin Campbell
as Self
Andrew Morton
as Self
Anna Sebba
as Self
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
as Self