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Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade
Is she buried at Frogmore with him?
I also read in a few books that part of the reason the Queen Mother did not like her is she had fancied Edward VII herself. He was even quoted as saying jealousy was part of the reason QM did not like Wallis.
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Yes, the Duchess is buried next to the Duke at Frogmore.
Most royal biographers agree the notion that Elizabeth fancied Edward was totally false. She had no particular interest in him, although she was fond of him personally, and he certainly had no interest in her.
By all accounts, The Queen Mother was angry at the Duke and Duchess for the burden of duty imposed by the Abdication. When George VI died at a relatively young age, she became even more bitter (although he died from smoking, as did The Duke of Windsor later).
After the Duke's death in 1972, she relented a bit in her view of Wallis, but she never wavered in her view that the Duchess was not worthy to be a Royal Highness.