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Duke of Windsor's Nazi visit photo album to be sold | Duke of Windsor's Nazi visit photo album to be sold |
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Photographs showing the Duke of Windsor's visit to Nazi Germany in 1937 are expected to fetch up to £1,000 at auction. | Photographs showing the Duke of Windsor's visit to Nazi Germany in 1937 are expected to fetch up to £1,000 at auction. |
The album was compiled by the former King Edward VIII's equerry, Sir Dudley Forwood, and has been in his family ever since. | The album was compiled by the former King Edward VIII's equerry, Sir Dudley Forwood, and has been in his family ever since. |
It features 60 photos, some previously unseen, of the duke meeting Nazis, including Adolf Hitler. | It features 60 photos, some previously unseen, of the duke meeting Nazis, including Adolf Hitler. |
The album is due to be sold at Duke's of Dorchester on 10 March. | The album is due to be sold at Duke's of Dorchester on 10 March. |
It details the visit the duke took with his new wife Wallis Simpson. | It details the visit the duke took with his new wife Wallis Simpson. |
Sir Dudley said years later that the trip was made, not in order to support the Nazi regime, as many thought, but so that the Duchess could experience a state visit. | Sir Dudley said years later that the trip was made, not in order to support the Nazi regime, as many thought, but so that the Duchess could experience a state visit. |
The equerry's invitation to the funeral of the Duchess of Windsor in 1986 is also being sold. | The equerry's invitation to the funeral of the Duchess of Windsor in 1986 is also being sold. |
Timothy Medhurst, of the auction house, said: "It shows the couple in a relaxed environment being shown around by Nazis who are clearly proud of their nation. | Timothy Medhurst, of the auction house, said: "It shows the couple in a relaxed environment being shown around by Nazis who are clearly proud of their nation. |
"It is a unique piece of history compiled at a time when the Nazi war machine was preparing for European conquest and the systematic slaughter of millions of people." | "It is a unique piece of history compiled at a time when the Nazi war machine was preparing for European conquest and the systematic slaughter of millions of people." |
The photographs show the duke and his wife visiting many places, including a mine, a winter relief headquarters, a lightbulb factory and a school. | The photographs show the duke and his wife visiting many places, including a mine, a winter relief headquarters, a lightbulb factory and a school. |
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Source: BBC History |
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