简介你想当国王、想拥有荣华富贵、名闻天下吗？你希望无论走到哪里都成为众人的中心吗？你希望自己每时每刻、每一天都是人们关注的对象吗？国王永远不会独自一人。每时每刻总有人注视着他——有时是他的保镖，有时是街上成千的民众。他永远不会独自一人；每个人都认识他的面孔。他做事必须检点，因为他的所做所为是无法保密的。国王今天说了什么，明天全世界的人都会知道。他说话得谨慎；因为总有人在听。这可不像一般的工作那样，5点钟就可以下班。国王没有假期。国王永远是国王——每时每刻都是国王。国王永远不会独自一人，但他总是感到孤独。谁会是国王的朋友呢？谁会与他共同分担那份孤独呢？作者彼德·戴恩蒂从事英语教学多年，目前在伦敦工作。家族世系图TheDukeandDuchessofWindsor1894EdwardisborninRichmond，England．1896WallisisborninBaltimore，USA．1911EdwardbecomesPrinceofWales．1912EdwardentersOxfordUniversity．1914TheFirstWorldWarbegins．EdwardseesfighingonthefrontlineinBelgium．1916WallismarriesWinfieldSpencer．1920Edwardbeginsafive-yearjourneyroundtheworld．Hevisits45countriesandtravels240000kilometres．1927WallisdivorcesWinfieldSpencer．1928WallismarriesErnestSimpson．1930EdwardmeetsWallisataweekendhouseparty．1936JanuaryKingGeorgeVdies．EdwardisnowKing．JuneEdwardtellshismotherthathewantstomarryWallis．DecemberEdwardgivesthecrowntohisbrotherandleavesEng－land．1937EdwardandWallismarryinFrance．TheytakethenameDukeandDuchessofWindsor．NoneoftheRoyalFamilycometothewedding．ForthenextthirtyyearstheDukeandDuchessliveout－sideEngland．1966QueenElizabethmeetstheDukeandDuchessatasmallⅡpartyinLondon．'It'stimetoforgetthepast，'shesays．1972EdwarddiesinParis．HisbodyisburiedinEnglandatWindsorCastle．1986WallisdiesinParisandisburiednexttoEdwardatWindsor．INAPRIL1987，THREEHUNDREDPEOPLECAMETOASMALLroominGeneva，Switzerland．TherewerePresidentsandKings，filmstarsandmillionaires．Theycamefromthefourcornersoftheworld，eastandwest，northandsouth，andtheyspokemanylanguages．Buttheyallwantedonething—tobuysomejewellery．ItwasthejewellerythatamancalledEdwardgaveawomancalledWallis．Onewoman，MrsNamikifromJapan，paid＄105...