The French retreat for the Duke of Windsor following his abdication and subsequent marriage to Wallis Simpson, this villa in the Bois-de-Bologne on the outskirts of Paris remained the Duchess's home following the Duke's death in 1972, where she lived as a recluse until her own death in 1986. A lease on the property, together with most of its furniture and objects, was purchased thereafter by Mohammed Al-Fayed, the owner of Harrods, only to be sold in 1998 following the death of his son and...
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The French retreat for the Duke of Windsor following his abdication and subsequent marriage to Wallis Simpson, this villa in the Bois-de-Bologne on the outskirts of Paris remained the Duchess's home following the Duke's death in 1972, where she lived as a recluse until her own death in 1986. A lease on the property, together with most of its furniture and objects, was purchased thereafter by Mohammed Al-Fayed, the owner of Harrods, only to be sold in 1998 following the death of his son and Diana, Princess of Wales
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