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He married Winifred May "Freda" Birkin (better known under her married name of Freda Dudley Ward), daughter of Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin, in 1913. She was a socialite and became a mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales. The marriage produced two daughters, of whom the elder, Penelope Dudley-Ward, was a leading actress in the 1930s and 1940s.
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In 1918, according to the Telegraph, Edward told his mistress Freda Dudley Ward that Mary risked "complete ruination." He was concerned that, given how guarded she was by her parents, no man.
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His other more established mistress Freda Dudley Ward disappeared to the background a little, but she could never truly replace her. Thelma was the light entertainment to him, while Freda was more serious. He continued to call Freda every morning and he visited her almost every afternoon. Thelma's husband took it all stride.
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Three hundred and thirteen letters that the man best known as the Duke of Windsor wrote to Dudley Ward between 1921 and 1923 will be offered for sale at Sotheby's New York on June 20, with an.
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Portrait of Freda Dudley Ward. In 2006, the library bought 10 of the future monarch's impassioned letters to Freda, written from Australia in 1920. For years they had remained unread, along with.
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The letter to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward was written when he was the Prince of Wales in 1919. The love letter from Edward VIII has fetched more than £7,000 at auction (Cheffins/PA)
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The letter, written to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward, has emerged for sale. Edward was in Germany visiting British troops and appeared to try and use his brother's death as an excuse to return.
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Dating from 1919, the images are estimated to be worth between $1200 to $1800. The two photos are thought to be previously owned by Freda Dudley Ward, a member of the Birkin family and former.
Winifred Dudley Ward (18941983) Photograph by Granger Fine Art America
Lady Rose meets the Prince of Wales and his mistress, Freda Dudley Ward, who shows off a letter from her paramour. When the letter is stolen, a plan is soon underway to steal it back for the sake.
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Freda is often called Prince Edward's "first love," and the two carried on a long affair. The pair reportedly met in a doorway in the tiny Mayfair neighborhood of London while seeking shelter.
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In 1918 he first met Freda Dudley Ward in London. It was a chance meeting but he was soon Infatuated with her and she became his mistress. Freda was the married daughter of Colonel Charles Birkin and his wife, Claire Birkin, of Lamcote House, Radcliffe on Trent. The Birkin family were renowned lace manufacturers in Nottingham.
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Dudley Ward died in 1983 at the age of 88 and never spoke of the affair. Richard Davie, director of International Autograph Auctions, said the letter gave an insight into Edward's thinking and.
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Freda Dudley Ward, left, was the lover of Edward VIII (Image: GETTY) Edward VIII in his studio (Image: GETTY) Before his nuptials with the Countess, the Earl had already been married twice.
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(public domain) Winifred May Birkin, better known as Freda Dudley Ward, was born on 28 July 1894 as the eldest of the three daughters and one son of Charles Wilfred Birkin and Claire Lloyd Birkin (née Howe). Freda's first husband was William Dudley Ward, and they married on 9 July 1913.
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Freda married William Dudley Ward, an emerging Liberal politician, in 1913 when she was 18 years old. The couple went on to have two daughters together - Penelope and Angie. Freda and the heir to the British throne began their affair in 1918, and soon became utterly besotted with one another.
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English socialite Freda Dudley Ward (1894 - 1983, left) and Lady Birkenhead (1913 - 1992, right) at the christening of Adrian Michael Berry at Gray's Inn Chapel, London, 19th October 1937. Adrian is the son of Lady Birkenhead's brother Michael Berry and his wife Pamela. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)