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Jimmy Donahue, a heir to the Woolworth estate, and Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, getting on board yacht Olnico. Although openly gay, Donahue claimed he had a four-year affair with the Duchess. Cannes 1951 - Photo by Edward Quinn

Jimmy Donahue, a heir to the Woolworth estate, and Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, getting on board yacht Olnico. Although openly gay, Donahue claimed he had a four-year affair with the Duchess. Cannes 1951

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, followed by Woolworth heir Jimmy Donahue, walks across a narrow plank to board the yacht *Olnico* in the Cannes marina, 1951. The Duchess wears a dark, mid-calf dress, while Donahue is in a striped shirt and light trousers. Though openly gay, Donahue later claimed to have had a four-year affair with the Duchess. The harbor, filled with the masts and rigging of numerous vessels, is the backdrop for a sunlit day of leisure on the Riviera.

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