Christine Wells has a gift for digging out history’s hidden stories, and her latest book, The Royal Windsor Secret. is the perfect, delicious mix of fact and speculation that her readers have come to love.

In it Christine asks the question “What if it Edward, Prince of Wales, the man who briefly became King Edward VIII, had a love child?”

Hi there. I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and a chance remark from a friend suggesting Edward sowed wild oats during his stay in Australia in his youth. got Christine thinking.

The result is another of her engrossing historical fiction tales, with plenty of fascinating historical fact spiced up with some “what if” suggestions.

Encore is the show for returning authors, and this is Christine second appearance on the Binge Reading podcast. She was last on back in 2020 talking about her World War II spy stories, like The Juliette Code and Sisters Of The Resistance, the last one featuring Catherine Dior's little known wartime activities.

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Links to things mentioned in the episode

Marguerite Meller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Alibert

Duke of Windsor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Alibert

Wallis Simpson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Simpson

Shepheard’s Hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepheard%27s_Hotel

Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody Mysteries:

https://www.goodreads.com/series/40876-amelia-peabody

Elizabeth Peters:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Mertz

Special Air Service History:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Special_Air_Service

The Cartiers: the Untold Family History by Francesca Cartier Brickell:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588686/the-cartiers-by-francesca-cartier-brickell/

Cartier designers:  https://www.madridluxurydistrict.com/en/asociado/cartier-2/

Paddy Bennett: Ian Fleming’s Secretary, the model for Miss Moneypenny:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Ridsdale

Mick Herron: https://www.mickherron.com/

Slow Horses: https://www.mickherron.com/titles/mick-herron-6/slow-horses/9781399803052/

Natasha Lester: The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard:

https://www.goodreads.com/?ref=nav_hom

Where to find Christine Wells online

Website: Christine-wells.com

Facebook: @christinewellsAuthor

Instagram: @christinewells

Introducing historic fiction author Christine Wells

But now here's Christine. Hello there, Christine. And welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us.

Christine Wells: Hi Jenny, thanks so much for having me.

Jenny Wheeler: The last time we talked together on Binge Reading was in May, 2020, and a tremendous amount of stuff has happened since then, including a pandemic.

At that time, you were writing about World War II women spies,