Traditional British method of disposing of extra sons is to shunt them into the Army or Church, or ship them off to the colonies. Since December 1936, the most superfluous British extra son has been the Duke of Windsor, whose position as liaison officer between the British and French Armies fizzled out before the capitulation of France, and who has never indicated ecclesiastical leanings. Last week Britain announced that he would be shipped to one of her tiniest colonies. The fourth King-Emperor of the British Empire will, as Governor of the Bahamas, rule...
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