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"The Abdication of King Edward VIII", Dec 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/264/16-26

Scope and Contents

Typescript memorandum by WSC, marked 'secret' on the abdication crisis on subjects including: the attachment between Edward VIII [earlier Prince of Wales, later Duke of Windsor] and Wallis Simpson; Edward VIII's sense of duty; WSC's advice that Wallis Simpson should not go to Balmoral; meetings with Walter Monckton [former Attorney-General to the Prince of Wales] and with Edward VIII at Fort Belvedere [Berkshire]; and the text of a letter from WSC to the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin urging that the King should be allowed time to make a decision.

Dates

  • Creation: Dec 1936

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: WSC

Extent

10 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Bibliography

WSC V p 811 (part), CV v Part 3 p 450-4

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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