Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

by Andrew Lownie
Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

by Andrew Lownie

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Overview

Drawing upon newly released archives, bestselling biographer Andrew Lownie tells the story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's glittering lives after Edward abdicated the throne—a world that was riddled with treachery and betrayal.

11 December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after.

But do they? Beginning this astonishing dual biography at the moment that most biographers turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. This is a story of a royal shut out by his family and forced into exile; of the Nazi attempts to recruit the duke to their cause; and of why the duke, as Governor of the Bahamas, tried to shut down the investigation into the murder of a close friend. It is a story of a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position, all the while manipulating the media to portray themselves as victims.

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were, in their day, the most glamorous exiles in the world, flitting from sumptuously appointed mansions in the south of France to luxurious residences in Palm Beach. But they were spoiled, selfish people, obsessed with their image, and revelling in adulterous affairs. Drawing upon previously unexplored archives, Lownie shows in dramatic fashion how their glittering world was riddled with treachery and betrayal—and why the royal family never forgave the duke for choosing love over duty

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781639361427
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication date: 07/05/2022
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 432
Sales rank: 57,683
File size: 37 MB
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About the Author

Andrew Lownie was educated at Asheville School, North Carolina, and the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh, where he took his doctorate. He was part of the six man team who set up the Spy Museum in Washington, DC, and he sits on the Advisory Committee of Biographers International Organization. He is the author of Stalin’s Englishman (St Martin’s Press) and The Mountbattens (Pegasus Books) and is a reviewer for the Wall Street Journal.

Table of Contents

1 The Year of Three Kings 7

2 Waiting to Wed 15

3 The Wedding 40

4 Honeymoon 51

5 The German Tour 74

6 Interlude 92

7 Countdown to War 115

8 Phoney War 131

9 Escape 158

10 Operation Willi 179

11 Exiled 202

12 Under Surveillance 235

13 Governor 257

14 Murder in Paradise 292

15 Beyond the Bahamas 319

16 The German Documents 338

17 A Life Without Purpose 370

18 The Wandering Windsors 385

19 Secret Affairs 410

20 Settling Down 443

21 The Heart Has Its Reasons 461

22 Coming In From the Cold 476

23 The Duchess Alone 501

24 Relationships 519

25 Traitor King 543

Acknowledgements 557

Fiction and Drama 567

Selected Bibliography 579

About the Author 603

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