Wallis Simpson
In a tale that seemed to leap straight out of a scandalous historical novel, Wallis Simpson, the American divorcée who trapped the heart of a British king, was once again the subject of whispering campaigns for reasons that could have shifted even the most blasé of gossip columnists.
It was rumored that Simpson’s first two marriages remained unconsummated due to a shocking secret: she was allegedly born intersex, having physical characteristics typically attributed to both male and female sexes. This startling claim cast a new shadow over the already controversial romance that led King Edward VIII to renounce his throne.