A King's Story: The Memoirs Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Windsor K.G

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Publisher: The Reprint Society London 1951

Used - Very Good: The DJ is in a poor condition and has some wear and tear and paper loss (see picture) but is now covered with a fresh Cellophane sleeve. The book is clean and the pages clear and without markings. The book pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.

This book tells the story of the Duke of Windsor's early youth at Sandringham, his years at Naval School on the Isle of Wight, at Magdalen College, Oxford, in the army in World War I, and his tours of Canada, India, Australia, and New Zealand. After becoming king on the death of his father, he defied the wishes of Stanley Baldwin, the Prime Minister, when he insisted on marrying Wallis Simpson. The book features details of his abdication and his marriage.