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Thankfully Churchill saw were ones loyalty laid, with help from Mi5 and the former PM. If not, who knows? A very good reason from the Biography site.
Any of our British residents on this site which to talk about this dark time? American and Canadian citizens died due to the lack of courage of the British and French government of that time. If you had stood by your word in 1939, WWII probably doesn't occur.
We find a similar lack of courage today by many when facing China. Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it...
Were Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Nazi Sympathizers?
When King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in December 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, the pair, now styled the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, began a decades-long semi-exile in continental Europe. Their lavish lifestyle, which included friendships with louche characters of dubious distinction, led to criticism by the press and public. But documents, including some only recently declassified, may help bolster an even darker claim — that the couple harbored pro-Nazi sympathies and were involved in a failed plot to overthrow the British crown during World War II.
Edward expressed his early support for Hitler
Up until it was changed to “Windsor” during World War I, the British royal family’s name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha made clear their strong German origins. The future King Edward VIII, known as David to his friends and family, was particularly close to his German cousins, and strongly embraced German culture. The horrors of World War I left a deep impression on him, and his wartime service, including visits to the front where he witnessed the carnage firsthand, helped form his determination to avoid another global conflict at all costs.
Any of our British residents on this site which to talk about this dark time? American and Canadian citizens died due to the lack of courage of the British and French government of that time. If you had stood by your word in 1939, WWII probably doesn't occur.
We find a similar lack of courage today by many when facing China. Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it...
Were Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Nazi Sympathizers?
When King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in December 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, the pair, now styled the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, began a decades-long semi-exile in continental Europe. Their lavish lifestyle, which included friendships with louche characters of dubious distinction, led to criticism by the press and public. But documents, including some only recently declassified, may help bolster an even darker claim — that the couple harbored pro-Nazi sympathies and were involved in a failed plot to overthrow the British crown during World War II.
Edward expressed his early support for Hitler
Up until it was changed to “Windsor” during World War I, the British royal family’s name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha made clear their strong German origins. The future King Edward VIII, known as David to his friends and family, was particularly close to his German cousins, and strongly embraced German culture. The horrors of World War I left a deep impression on him, and his wartime service, including visits to the front where he witnessed the carnage firsthand, helped form his determination to avoid another global conflict at all costs.
