Interest in King George VI has been renewed by the recent movie The King’s Speech. The sudden abdication of the throne by his older brother King Edward VIII in 1936 propelled King George, reluctantly, into the forefront of pre- war Europe. After the abdication and his subsequent marriage to Wallace Warfield, the new Duke and Duchess of Windsor became regular, sought-after fixtures in American Café Society.
- The Duke and Duchess of Windsor (AP photo)
They were frequent guests of Robert and Anita Young at Fairholme on Ruggles Avenue and at their other resort houses. The Youngs owned Fairholme from 1942 until Anita’s death in 1985. Her sister was the artist Georgia O’Keeffe.