Claim: Mary of Teck's son married an Australian socialite.
Evidence: After George 's death in 1936 , she became queen mother when her eldest son , Edward , ascended the throne , but to her dismay , he abdicated later the same year in order to marry twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson.
Wallis , Duchess of Windsor -LRB- born Bessie Wallis Warfield ; also known by her married names of Wallis Spencer and Wallis Simpson ; 19 June 1896 -- 24 April 1986 -RRB- was an American socialite.