nick venedi

Friday 26 August 2011

Wallis Simpson

Taken some time off my busy schedule to review the documentary shown on Wednesday night on BBC3 +1+1-2 it was about the situation between American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward the something (7th I think)

The most fascinating thing about the documentary was that W Simpson did not actually want to marry Edward and that she remained in love with her ex husband E Simpson. The other interesting thing was the utter contempt the British establishment (excluding of course Edward) showed towards W Simpson. One brigadier type who was interviewed by the docu maker who knew Edward and Wallis went on to say how amazed he was that Edward found WS attractive as she looked like an old boot! This is from someone who looked like the bad end of a no 12 bus on its way to Lewisham central.

Anyway the documentary was interesting as it showed as how the pyramid system in Britain works. There are the few on the very top and a smaller layer beneath them who depend on the top of the pyramid to remain solid so that their own position in fantasy land is maintained. And then there is another layer of those aspiring to get somewhere near the top of the pyramid via a title dishing out process and the story goes on and on. Not that I am a republican of course, who needs a class system?

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