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This is the official biography of Edward VIII. Philip Ziegler has had full access to all the papers in the Royal archives - crucial letters to and from Edward's mother, Queen Mary, and his brother George VI, as well as diaries and letters of others in the household are quoted here for the first time. From his childhood to his restless adolescence as Prince of Wales, from his first serious affair (with Freda Dudley Ward) to his falling in love with Mrs Simpson - the background to the abdication is described in detail from the protagonists' own writings.

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‘Philip Ziegler is a master of biographical narrative ...Seldom has such exhaustive research been made so compellingly readable’ Michael Holroyd

‘Ziegler has told Edward’s story with consummate skill’ Sarah Bradford, Sunday Times

‘Beautifully written and constructed’ Michael Bloch, Sunday Telegraph

‘Ziegler writes with urbanity and generosity but is unflinching in his judgements ... an exemplary biography’ Richard Davenport-Hines, Times Literary Supplement

‘A splendid book of impeccable scholarship, admirably written, moving, ironical and at times very amusing ...’ Robert Blake, Country Life

‘A book of such compelling interest and frankness that it is difficult to put down ... a very fine book’ New York Times Book Review

‘I found Ziegler’s book riveting’ Paul Barker, Listener

‘He writes brilliantly’ Christopher Hudson, Evening Standard

About the Author:

Philip Ziegler was born in 1929 and educated at Eton and Oxford. He was a diplomat before becoming an editorial director at the publishers William Collins. His many books include acclaimed biographies of William IV, Lady Diana Cooper, Lord Mountbatten and Harold Wilson, as well as the classic history of the Black Death. His authorised biography of Edward Heath won the Elizabeth Longford Prize in 2011.

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