Mrs Simpson's only bodyguard interviews callers after the abdication news. King Edward's personal detective. Now that French detectives are being withdrawn from the Villa Lou Vici, Miss Wallis Simpson's Cannes retreat, Inspector Evans one of King Edward's personal detectives, is left as Mrs Simpson's sole bodyguard. Photo shows: Inspector Evans, Mrs Simpsons bodyguard, interviewing callers at the entrance to the Villa Lou Vici after the announcement of the abdication. 11 December 1936