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Spying on the Royals

8.0 IMDb tt6340484 2017 Documentary

This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and the espionage operation that accompanied the investigation.

Cast

Samuel West

Episode 1

Episode 1 47m In 1935, suspecting that Edward was being blackmailed, King George V ordered his son to be put under…

Episode 2

Episode 2 46m After his abdication, Edward and Wallis holiday in America, unaware they are being tailed by US intelligence agents.…

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