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Wallis ‘was not keen on royal wedding’

Vocabulary

scheming

given to deceiving others

wormed her way into

seduced

insecure

lacking self-confidence

felt trapped

felt unable to avoid or escape fate

uncovered

revealed

to be showered with

to receive many

to be dumped

to be abandoned

constitutional crisis

The marriage was opposed by the king's government in the United Kingdom on religious, legal, political, and moral grounds. Mrs Simpson was perceived as an unsuitable consort because of her two failed marriages.

widespread criticism

opposition from different quarters

renounced

gave up