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''ASTONISHING'' THE DAILY MAIL
''STRIKING'' THE SUNDAY TIMES
''RADICAL'' TATLER


Described by The Telegraph as ''Edward''s truth'' Once a King is the never before seen and unfiltered story of King Edward VIII, the original royal renegade, who abdicated his throne and left the royal family to pursue his own destiny.

Fifteen years after having abdicated the throne to marry the woman he loved - Wallis Simpson - King Edward VIII, now the Duke of Windsor, published his memoirs. But whilst preparing the manuscript for his published and mostly ghostwritten book - which, unlike Prince Harry''s autobiography Spare, largely avoided controversy - the Duke also produced a private manuscript for posterity. This was written in his own words and with an uninhibited frankness.

Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII reproduces this uncrowned King''s previously unseen writing

Once a King

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    A Paperback by Jane Marguerite Tippett

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 1/13/2024
      ISBN-13 9781399723978
      978-1399723978
      ISBN-10 1399723979
      Also in:
      Biography Biography: adventurers and explorers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''ASTONISHING'' THE DAILY MAIL
      ''STRIKING'' THE SUNDAY TIMES
      ''RADICAL'' TATLER


      Described by The Telegraph as ''Edward''s truth'' Once a King is the never before seen and unfiltered story of King Edward VIII, the original royal renegade, who abdicated his throne and left the royal family to pursue his own destiny.

      Fifteen years after having abdicated the throne to marry the woman he loved - Wallis Simpson - King Edward VIII, now the Duke of Windsor, published his memoirs. But whilst preparing the manuscript for his published and mostly ghostwritten book - which, unlike Prince Harry''s autobiography Spare, largely avoided controversy - the Duke also produced a private manuscript for posterity. This was written in his own words and with an uninhibited frankness.

      Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII reproduces this uncrowned King''s previously unseen writing

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