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| Mrs Simpson brooch to go on sale | Mrs Simpson brooch to go on sale |
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| A Cartier ruby and sapphire brooch given to Wallis Simpson by Edward VIII at the start of their love affair has gone on display ahead of an auction. | A Cartier ruby and sapphire brooch given to Wallis Simpson by Edward VIII at the start of their love affair has gone on display ahead of an auction. |
| The piece which bears their first name initials, WE, was commissioned in 1934 by the King, then the Prince of Wales. | The piece which bears their first name initials, WE, was commissioned in 1934 by the King, then the Prince of Wales. |
| It is expected to fetch £35,000, while another gift of a Cartier cuff bangle is anticipated to sell for £30,000. | It is expected to fetch £35,000, while another gift of a Cartier cuff bangle is anticipated to sell for £30,000. |
| Such lavish gifts fuelled rumours about the Prince's love for Mrs Simpson, for whom he later gave up the throne. | Such lavish gifts fuelled rumours about the Prince's love for Mrs Simpson, for whom he later gave up the throne. |
| In January 1936, King George V died and the Prince became King Edward VIII. | In January 1936, King George V died and the Prince became King Edward VIII. |
| Golden spheres | Golden spheres |
| As King, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Edward could not marry the American divorcee and had to choose between his country and his lover. | As King, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Edward could not marry the American divorcee and had to choose between his country and his lover. |
| By December, he had abdicated following a constitutional crisis and Wallis Simpson had filed for divorce from her husband. | By December, he had abdicated following a constitutional crisis and Wallis Simpson had filed for divorce from her husband. |
| The bracelet is inscribed with 'For a happier New Year' | The bracelet is inscribed with 'For a happier New Year' |
| They married in exile the following year and lived as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. | They married in exile the following year and lived as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. |
| It was around 1940 that the former king gave his wife the bracelet as a present. | It was around 1940 that the former king gave his wife the bracelet as a present. |
| It is decorated with three central rows of golden spheres and inscribed with the words: "For a happier New Year, Nassau 1-1-41, WE." | It is decorated with three central rows of golden spheres and inscribed with the words: "For a happier New Year, Nassau 1-1-41, WE." |
| The auction will take place at Bonhams in London on 7 December. |