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Windsors Schemed to Deny Elizabeth Throne

Duke plotted to step in as his brother's health failed

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 22, 2009 3:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Within a decade of abdicating the throne, the former Edward VIII was plotting a return to power that involved an end run around his niece Elizabeth—better known today as Queen Elizabeth II. A letter the Duke of Windsor wrote in 1946, when his brother...   Read full story »

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Queen Elizabeth II • treason • British royals • Royal Family • Edward VIII • Edward, Duke of Windsor • Wallis Simpson • George VI • abdication • Duke and Duchess of Windsor • Duke of Windsor plot • Queen Elizabeth plot • Kenneth de Courcy

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