Edward VIII was the king of the United Kingdom for 11 months when he abdicated the throne for love in 1936. His subsequent exile meant that he would never officially work as a royal ever again. But his actions after exile were nothing short of treason. Was he an innocent fool or actively involved in the conspiracies to reclaim his throne? This was a potentially explosive secret that the English royal family and government did not want anyone to know and there were many hands involved in the cover-up, up to and including world leaders and Prime Minister Winston Churchill himself. In this episode, we will discuss the “traitor” English Prince, King, then Duke, Edward VIII.

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