Madonna surrounded herself with pictures of King Edward VIII when she worked on 'W.E.' to "soak up" his energy.

POPSTAR Madonna thanked her ex-husbands for encouraging her to take up a career in movies, as she arrived in Venice for the world premiere of her lavish royal drama WE.

Real-life father and son James and Laurence Fox are to play royal relatives after being cast in Madonna’s new film about Wallis Simpson, it was announced today.

Madonna has signed Abbie Cornish for her new movie.