Well was she? Put the late Duchess of Windsor's name into Google along with the word 'dominatrix' and you'll pull up lots of comment for and against the dom theory. There's little real evidence and I guess we'll never know one way or another what went on when Mrs Simpson and the Prince of Wales got together.
Apparently Gore Vidal said the Prince had been "beaten up" by nannies and governesses and needed "a strong
woman to bawl him out." Other articles are less direct, but the implication is there that it was Wallis who had - well, the whip hand in their relationship.
Whatever it was that the prince saw in the divorcee it had a strong hold over him. When it came to be a choice between 'that woman' and his role as king, Edward VIII went for the girl instead of the job.
Personally I find that rather touching - a real romance. He needed what she offered him and maybe it was a damned good spanking. If that's what he need then so be it.
The Madonna movie hasn't had good reviews and doesn't, as far as I know, throw any light on the question of Wallis as dominatrix. But I think I'll go and see - the costumes look fab.
Or perhaps he was too weak to be a king. Every Domme knows that powerful men seek to be controlled. However, they don't allow it to overtake every aspect of their lives.
ReplyDeleteAnd what woman wanrts to dominate a man with no spine, let alone have sex with him? What kind of man has no sex; and where do we go from there? Touching love story? Well not in the conventional sense.
One last thing, it wasn't a choice, Edward was forced out, and not altogether becuase of Wallis.
ReplyDeleteOne thing is sure he loved her passionately all his life. She is no looker. I agree that being strong and dominant is important. I think I am that but there are certain things that happen in my marriage because I ask for it not becauser I am dominated.
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