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TV icon to transform into Wallis Simpson for brand new drama

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

A TV legend is getting ready to play the Duchess of Windsor in a brand new show.

Dame Joan Collins took to Instagram to announce she’ll be starring as Wallis in a drama that will hit the small screen.

The actress also teased some possible new insights into the life of the Duchess of Windsor.

Dame Joan, 91, said the portrayal would focus on the ”untold story about her final years”.

The show is being filmed in London and Paris in the coming months.

The Duchess of Windsor lived her final years in Paris where she died in 1986 at the age of 89. She had been bedridden for several years and claims that she was exploited by those around her later emerged.

Dame Joan Collins has been a star of stage and screen for eight decades. Her most famous role remains that of Alexis Colby in Dynasty for which she won a Golden Globe.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.