, 1910 She was twice married and divorced. Her first marriage was on 9 July 1913 to
William Dudley Ward, the
Liberal MP for
Southampton. Her first husband's family surname was Ward, but 'Dudley Ward' became their surname through common usage. They divorced on the ground of adultery in 1931 and were the parents of two daughters.
Relationship with the Prince of Wales Although married in 1913 to William Dudley Ward, Freda was also in a relationship with
Edward, Prince of Wales from 1918, until she was supplanted by American
Thelma Furness (née Morgan) from 1929 to 1934; Thelma introduced Edward to
Wallis Simpson. The relationship between the Prince of Wales and the married Ward was common knowledge in aristocratic circles.
Winston Churchill observed in 1927, after travelling with them on a train, "It is quite pathetic to see the Prince and Freda. His love is so obvious and undisguisable."
Second marriage , in his Bugatti, 1921 A few years after her divorce, she married on 20 October 1937 the
Cuban-born British Army officer turned theatre impresario
Pedro Monés, Marquis de Casa Maury (known as Pedro [or Peter] de Casa Maury) (1896-1968), the founder of
Curzon Cinemas and former Wing Commander of the Royal Air Force They divorced in 1954.
Descendants Through her daughter Penelope, she was a grandmother of Clare Pelissier (1942–2012), an actress who was better known as
Tracy Reed (she was the first wife of actor
Edward Fox, who later played Edward VIII in
Edward & Mrs. Simpson in which their affair is depicted; they had one daughter); and Max Reed (b. 1948). Through her daughter Claire, she was a grandmother of Joseph William Peter Laycock (1938–1980), who married actress
Lucy Fleming (niece of writer
Ian Fleming, the creator of
James Bond). ==Legacy==