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Family trees by Martin Brown
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Source ISBN: 9780008297305
Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008297329
Version: 2020-01-15
To Wallis,
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Windsor
I who had sought no place in history would now be assured of one – an appalling one, carved out by blind prejudice
The Duchess of Windsor
The fault lay not in my stars but in my genes
HRH The Duke of Windsor
Contents
Prologue: The Heart Has Its Reasons
5. Down with the American Harlot
Acknowledgements and Note on Sources
Prologue