GERMANY: Herzogin von Windsor

If it had been possible for me to talk to King Edward VIII for just one hour, the abdication of His Majesty could have been avoided. He had a responsibility not only to Britain but to Europe of which he did not seem to be aware.—Adolf Hitler

German intimates of the Realmleader have repeatedly heard him make various versions of the above remark, and last week they were not surprised when Der Führer, having welcomed the Duke & Duchess of Windsor to his Bavarian château, drew royal Edward aside and was seen to engage him for 20 minutes in heated...

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