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Duke of Windsor: The Nazi King?

Dan Snow's History Hit

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I Think It's One of the Extraordinary Paradoxes of the Abdication

He had a or perhaps it runs in the family, he had a huge ability for he felt very sorry for himself. He was seen as politically very naive. And throughout his life he sponged off people. It's that strange thing that you get with thus romanoffs and all these great royal families of europe at this time. You get this sense in which it is their very protective about their right to rule, and yet also feel that it's a terrible burden that they have to bear. In a way, yes, exactly. Thet i's one i extraordinary paradoxes.

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