I am watching Pride and Prejudice now! I live 30 minutes outside of DC.
I love some Colin Firth.
Yes, indeed the nanny did in fact pinch Bertie when he was being presented to his parents.That and the stories about taking him for walks in his stroller, walking ungrooved paths (although I am sure this was the norm), having Bertie bump and down while he was attempting to eat are in fact true. Apparently, the nanny was mentally unfit, favored David and hadn't a day off in like 3 years! Thank goodness someone on the nursery staff noticed this. Goodness know how long it might have gone on.
Yes, Churchill did in fact support Edward and Wallis leading up to and right thru the Abdication, supporting the idea of a
Morganatic marriage. Churchill, came to know a different side of Edward afterwards as a result of a couple of occasions. First, the true knowledge of Edward's deceit regarding his finances came out and secondly, when Britian was at war they were trying to get the Windsors out of France than Spain/Portugal (can't remember which country it was), and David was more concerned about his position and the BRF recognizing Wallis than the actual war.