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A Royal Cover-Up? The Duke of Windsor and the Murder of Sir Harry Oakes

A deep-dive into one of the most shocking chapters of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's scandalous exile.

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Aug 16, 2026
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This is part of a collaboration with Andrew Morton who has very kindly shared with me his recording of Wallis Simpson discussing this extraordinary and still unexplained chapter in the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s life.

Look out for Andrew’s post with my analysis of Simpson’s self-serving and I think disingenuous reminiscences of Sir Harry Oakes’s murder. Before yo…

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