The Duchess of Windsor

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The romance of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor has been called the greatest love story of the twentieth century. With the first edition of this biography in 1988, highly acclaimed author Charles Higham used explosive secret intelligence files to reveal a far darker side to their forty-year relationship. Now he has revisited and updated his international bestseller, resulting in a fascinating, and at times shocking expose of Wallis Simpson and out own royal family. New and disturbing revelations have come to light, adding to the now classic story of an illegitimate child of a Baltimore family who rose to become the mistress of the King of England and brought about his abdication. Although Wallis gained control of the Monarch with sexual techniques learned in China, she risked losing her power through a reckless and sustained affair with William Bullitt, the wealthy US Ambassador to France, with whom she conspired against Britain in the interest of Hitler. This new edition shows for the first time how Wallis and the King, later the Duke of Windsor, were almost destroyed in a blackmail plot in Paris that could have exposed their dangerous and treasonable associations. Newly released FBI files demonstrate the extent of the Duchess's espionage activities as no other source has done and provide a wealth of information about the government, the royal family and the secret intelligence service. This is an intimate and extraordinary account of the woman who very nearly became the Queen of England. 'An enthralling and jaw-dropping read' - "Sunday Express " 'An excellent account of life, love and Roger Vivier shoes' - "Tatler " 'A rattling read' - "Mail on Sunday"