Francis Beckett

Should the Duke of Windsor have been tried for treason?

The former Edward VIII felt more German than British, according to Dean Palmer, even believing he owed loyalty to cousins who were leading Nazis

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor meet Hitler in Munich in 1937 [Alamy]
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  • Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

    Andrew Lownie

    Blink Publishing, pp. 352, £25

  • Tea With Hitler: The Secret History of the Royal Family and the Third Reich

    Dean Palmer

    The History Press, pp. 288, £20

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