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Jul 2023
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[EXTRAIT] Wallis Simpson, son enfance au...

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 Wallis Simpson, de son vrai nom Bessie Simpson Wallis Warfield, née en juin 1896, aux Etats-Unis. Toute sa vie, elle fait attention à camoufler sa date de naissance, car elle est née hors mariage. Elle grandit aux côtés de sa mère dont elle est proche. Son père,  décède, de la tuberculose, alors qu'elle n'est qu'un bébé. Dans cet épisode extrait de Sous les jupons de l'histoire, découvrez les premières années de vie de Wallis Simpson. 

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