Lady Campbell, one of the three speculating, wasn't even born until 1949, so how could she have any insight into what happened behind closed doors. She was so obviously a hater of the Queen Mother and enthralled with Wallis Simpson.
This is a fascinating behind the scenes look at one of the most remarkable controversies in the 20th Century, made dim by the passage of time and by the fact that it was mostly centered on the U.K.
Of course, since it's doubtful that anyone writing the script was "in the room," the feud between Wallis Simpson and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, is based on a good deal of speculation. While it is captivating, the single high point for me is the historical perspective on the events leading up to and after the war.
It's been 80 years since the "Abdication Crisis" of 1936 so it's not surprising that we would be viewing a retrospective on this subject. In a nutshell, the reigning monarch of Britain, namely Edward VIII, abdicated the throne because of opposition to his proposed marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson, an American who was twice-divorced.
The only good parts of this made-up tabloid film are the actual newsreels, everything else is terrible, from the bitchy so-called presenters (especially Lady Colin Campbell...what a terrible women), to the really bad makeup that is so obvious it is actually a mask.
