Wallis
Simpson, Duchess of Windsor – sale of jewels results in $50 million
gift to the Pasteur Institute
PASTEUR INSTITUTE – a legacy from the Duchess of Windsor’s Jewels. The Pasteur Institute received in 1987 a $50 million legacy from the late Wallis Simpson, who famously wed the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII.
Wallis Simpson’s
will shows she made this gift as a gesture of thanks to France for its hospitality
during the couple’s exile. The Duchess of Windsor named the Pasteur
Institute as a ‘universal legatee’ of her estate, which consisted
primarily of her remarkable collection of jewels.