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It was widely circulated among the upper classes that Wallis was a ‘harlot’ who was unfaithful to Edward and had frequented brothels in China to learn the notorious ‘Shanghai grip’ – a sexual technique that she allegedly used to gain a perverse hold over the King. She became the butt of cheap jokes: ‘Other girls picked up pennies but Wallis was so proficient that she picked up a sovereign.’
When Wallis learnt of these allegations, she dismissed them as ‘venom, venom,…
