Francis Beckett

Should the Duke of Windsor have been tried for treason?

The former Edward VIII felt more German than British, according to Dean Palmer, even believing he owed loyalty to cousins who were leading Nazis

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor meet Hitler in Munich in 1937 [Alamy]

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