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

In the Cannes marina in 1951, Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, disembarks from the yacht Olnico, followed by Woolworth heir Jimmy Donahue. The Duchess, elegant with a pearl necklace and scarf, holds a furled sail for balance as she navigates the bow. Donahue, more casually dressed in a dark shirt, carries a large wicker basket. Though openly gay, he would later claim to have had a four-year affair with the Duchess.

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