Wallis had already filed for divorce from her second husband on the grounds that he had committed adultery with her childhood friend Mary Kirk and the decree nisi was granted on 27 October 1936.
Wallis presentáralle unha demanda de divorcio ao seu segundo marido alegando que cometera adulterio coa súa amiga da infancia Mary Kirk e a sentenza condicional foille concedida o 27 de outubro de 1936.