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The latest Prince Andrew abuse claims are a new low for the Royal Family. In this form, it can’t survive | Simon Jenkins ⊖⊖

‘The Firm’ as a modernising strategy was already falling apart, but with the shocking allegations so fully in the public domain, it has now collapsed

The royal family was always a disaster waiting to …

3 months ago

William and Kate's 'forever home' and its intimate links to shamed King Edward VIII and his 'very difficult' equerry... revealed in secret files

Documents stored in the National Archives show how Edward VIII got involved in a row over Forest Lodge's name and the level of rent his equerry was asked to pay.

5 months ago

How a French sex worker got away with murder by blackmailing Edward VIII

On the first episode of a new 'Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things' podcast series, Robert Hardman and Kate Williams examine the 'objectionable' love lives of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

6 months ago

What SHOCKING event led Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini to send letters of 'congratulation' to King Edward VIII? New Mail podcast launches delving into the dark history of Royal assassination attempts

Edward VIII was the survivor of a lesser-known assassination attempt that would see the monarch receive messages of congratulation from dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

King George's overwhelming realisation following Edward VIII's departure - which got him sobbing on his mother's shoulder for an hour

It was meant to be a day of joy and celebration. A day when the House of Windsor would rise, phoenix-like, out of the ashes of the Abdication. Instead it was a day fraught with fear.

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