Outcasts: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1966. Wallis Simpson was acutely aware of his family's unwillingness to accept her. Although not well received by the public or his family, the Prince and Wallis took a cruise together and went skiing in Austria. Wallis shocked British politicians and society by appearing with Edward VIII at his first formal dinner as King of England shortly after he received his title in January 1936. British Royal Families, Royal Family, Queen And Prince Phillip, Elisabeth Ii