The Peoples King (68 page)

treatment 278 appeasement period 76 Channon, Sir Henry ('Chips') 18, 32, 46, 86, 88, 118, 122, 171, 263, 265-6 Channon, Honor 86 Chaplin, Charlie 48-9, 50 Charles I, King 171, 200, 234 Chartwell, Kent 209, 233, 239 Chteau de Cand, Monts, France 274 Chesham, Lord 121 Chiang Kai-shek 24 Chirac, Jacques 282 Christianity 77, 186 Church of England 41, 61, 76,

77-8, 103, 135, 159, 227-8
Church Times
181 Churchill, Clementine 265 Churchill, Mary 265 Churchill, Randolph 275 Churchill, Sir Winston 44, 129, 168, 182, 186, 202, 264 Edward's investiture as Prince of Wales 2

friendship with Edward 2, 29-30,

172, 175, 233-4

on Edward's relationship with Wallis 18, 26, 37Churchill, Sir Winston -
cont.
understands Edward's wish to

marry Wallis 80 rearmament 107-8, 109, 160 and morganatic marriage plan 112

distrust of 113-14, 195 support of Edward 128,151, 160-61, 172, 175, 247, 265, 279-80 Belton House plan 151, 192 and idea of Edward speaking to

the nation 153, 155 attitude to Wallis 172-3 confronts Baldwin 173-4,
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insists on the need for delay

175-8, 194> 197, defeat in the House of Commons

194-5, !98, 199, 2.00 and Lloyd George 198 and Edward's decision to abdicate

209-10, 221-2 on Baldwin's skilful handling of

the abdication issue 223 receives letters on the abdication

crisis 23r, 250, 252 and Edward's final broadcast 239 blames
The Times
for its role M5-7

and Lang's speech 258-9, 260 on Wallis's bad press 264 depression 265 view of the abdication 272 and Edward's wedding 275 visits the Windsors 277 cinema 48, 159-60, 214-15, 246,

266, 277 Citrine, Walter 172 Civil List 101, 263, 265

Claridges hotel, London 111, 116

Clark, Sir William 204 Cliveden, Taplow, Berkshire 41 clover, four-leaf 270 Coldstream Guards 22, 231, 237 Colefax, Sybil, Lady 63, 127, 144, 234, 267 a popular social hostess 43, 44 personality 44 Labour supporter 44 approves of the Edward-Wallis

relationship 44 on the abdication 246 spends Christmas Day (1936)

with Wallis 264 Wallis's gratitude for her friendship 268
Collingwood,
HMS 5 5 Commonwealth 161 Communism/Communists 109, 122,

123, 164, 179 Conservatism 106, 107 Conservative Party 16, 49, 61, 109 Constitutional Association of New

South Wales 202
Constitutional Crisis, The
(Universal

newsreel) 137 Cooper, Alfred Duff 42, 44, 45, 98, 102, 129, 176, 258 low opinion of women's abilities 32-3

and Edward's relationship with

Wallis 68-9 and the morganatic marriage plan

116-17, 124 efforts to keep Edward on the

throne 128 and the decree absolute 145 and the abdication 247-8

Cooper, Lady Diana 42.-5, 86, 98, 258

Cornish tin mines 50 Cornwall, Duchy of 14, 50, 94, 227 Corrigan, Mrs Laura 263 Court Circular 23, 37, 98, 261 Coventry 170 Coward, Noel 39, 44, 264 Cowes, Isle of Wight 5,39 Crawshay, Captain Geoffrey 12 Crisp (Edward's valet) 252-3 Cromer, Lord 70, 261 Crystal Palace, London 56 Cumberland 65

Cumberland Terrace, London 85, 149

Cunard, Sir Bache 45

Cunard, Emerald, Lady 32, 45-6,

87, 95> 98, 195, 2-60, 262, 263 Cunard, Nancy 95-6 Cunard shipping line 45 Curtin, John 202-3 Cwmavon 58 Cwmbran 12-13

Cwmtillery colliery, Garn-yr-Erw 16

Daily Express
86, 101, 136, 169,

212, 213
Daily Herald
138
Daily Hindimilap
207
Daily Mail
59, 62, 66, 86, 108, 112,

136, 138
Daily Milap
207

Daily Mirror
59, 62, 65, 136, 138,

168-9,
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Daily Sketch
136, 140
Daily Telegraph
19, 61, 86, 122,

136, 139, 147, 257 Dartmouth Naval College 157 Davis, Claude 140

Dawson, Cecilia 254 Dawson, Geoffrey 138, 158, 254 and Edward's adoration of Wallis 40

and the South Wales visit 61-2 appearance 61

member of London clubs 61, 66 and Edward's popularity 63 and proposed North-East tour 66 discussions on the royal crisis 76 the 'Britannicus' letter 89-90 and Hardinge's warning letter to

Edward 91, 93 lengthy talk with Lady Milner 104

and morganatic marriage plan 113

talks with Bruce 126 and Blunt 146-7 'Heir Presumptive' article 147 discusses
Times
leader with Baldwin 148-9

defends the Government's

position 164 hopes that Edward will abdicate

177-8

advocates rapprochement with

Germany 189 on Canada 203 and Wallis's offer 212-13 role in the abdication 245, 246 Dawson, Lord, of Penn 40 de la Warr, Earl 176-7 de Valera, Eamon 131-2, 245 de Wolfe, Elsie 43 Deedes, William ('Bill') 19, 20, 59,

85-6 Democrats (US) 106 Depression (1929) 3, 4, 15, 22, 50, 106, 121

Dinas, Rhondda Valley 6 divorce, attitudes to 41-2. Dominion Federation League to

Abolish Poverty, Ottawa 203 Dominions 1x7, 118, 124-6,

128-32, 144, 145, 155, 158, 161, 191, 194, 201-4, 216, 245, 251, 252 Dorchester Hotel, London 28 Dowlais in

Dowlais Aged Comrades' Choir 1 Dowlais steelworks, South Wales

1-2, 59, 62 Driberg, Tom 212 Drinkwater, John 257 'Duck's Bill', Givenchy 225 Dudley, Lord 258 Duff, Patrick 177

Dufferin and Ava, Marquess of 261

Dugdale, Blanche 199

Dugdale, Nancy 41, 137, 218, 219,

220, 242-3 Dugdale, Thomas 41, 137, 149,

210, 211, 230 Duke of York's Camps 10 Dulanty, John Whelan 131 Durham, County 3,4, 15, 58, 120 Durham Light Infantry 187 Dwyer-Gray, Mr 251

'eanum' (pet name used by Edward

and Wallis) 26 Eden, Sir Anthony 279 Edinburgh 137, 147, 219 Ednam, Lord 78 Edward VII, King (Edward's

grandfather) 9, 35, 79-80, 116 Edward VIII, King, formerly Prince of Wales, later Duke of Windsor

appearance 1, 29, 36, 52, 137,

159, 2-67 at Naval College 157 investiture as Prince of Wales

(1911) 2 at Oxford University 26, 51, 52, 94, ^02

tours New Zealand (1920) 228 friendship with Churchill 2, 29-30, 172, 175, 233-4 relationship with Freda Dudley

Ward 38, 52 relationship with Lady Furness

2-3-4, 38, 44, 46 meets Wallis (1930) 23 war service in the Great War 14, 52-5, 58, 64, 187, 223, 225, 229, 243, 270 in love with Rosemary Leveson- Gower, a Red Cross nurse 78 proclaimed king (22 January

1936) 36 planned coronation 3, 7, 74,

76-7, 249, 271
Nahlin
voyage 42, 86, 136 tour of South Wales (1936) 1-9, 11-18, 47-8, 57-64, 94, 100, 105, 106, 109, hi, 119, 120, 159, 170, 185, 186, 189, 210, 225, 227, 248-51, 254, 271-2, 276, 281 devotion to Wallis 18-19, 2-6, 46

secret affair 19-20 private language 26 Wallis's care of 3 5-6 Wallis's influence 37-8 popularity 52, 63-4, 100, 111, 130, 131, 177, 184, 189, 231-2, 242, 280

proposed tour of the North-East

65-7 dress style 71 informality 71-z leisure pursuits 73 Hardinge's warning letter 89-94 under surveillance by Special

Branch 95, 98 meeting with Baldwin (16

November 1936) 102-4,
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Fascism 109 morganatic marriage plan 112, 113,116-18, 124, 128, 132,
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wants Parliament to be consulted 132

Blunt's reproof 134-5 letters/telegrams from the general public 139-44, 153-5, 159, 161-4,
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Baldwin pressures and bargains

with him 145 tries to protect Wallis 148 proposed speech to the nation

155, 178, 221 compared with Charles I 171, 234 and state security 196-7 visits India (1920) 207-8 decides to abdicate 209 final talk with Baldwin 209-10 executes the Instrument of Abdication (10 December 1936) 218-19, 2.26 farewell broadcast 233, 235,

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final meal with the royal family
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at Enzesfeld Castle, Austria 253,

266-8, 274 told of Lang's speech 258-9 marries Wallis (3 June 1937)

2-74-5
his title 276-7

rest of life spent in exile 277-8,

279,2.81

Governor of the Bahamas 278 loyal supporters 279 and World War II 279 death (28 May 1972) 281-2
personality
130 charm 247, 268 chivalrousness 157-8 courage 248 kindness 48-9 natural intelligence 158 obsession with weight and

exercise 29-30 sense of duty 157 sincerity 248 star quality 51, 189 sympathy with suffering 247
A King's Story
2, 25, 29, 98, 132, 188, 217, 229, 233-4, 253 Eight Hours Act 121 Elizabeth, Princess, Duchess of York; nee Bowes-Lyon; later Queen Elizabeth, then Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 137, 228, 230, 266 marries Prince Albert 40, 276

Elizabeth, Princess, Duchess of York -
cont.
honeymoon at Polesden Lacey 45 appearance 81

friendship with Alexander and

Helen Hardinge 87 snubs Wallis 88 George V approves of 99 Lang visits
99-
100 ready for Albert to rule 211 misses last family meal with

Edward 253 writes to Lang on her new role
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and Lady Cunard 263 and Osbert Sitwell 263-4 and Wallis's status 276 determined to keep the Windsors

out of Britain 278 refuses to meet Wallis 279 Elizabeth, Princess, later Queen Elizabeth II 87, 100, 228, 280, 281-2 Elliot, Walter 114 Elstree Studios 186 Embassy Club, Bond Street, London
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Embassy Theater, Times Square,

New York City 266 English Civil War 171 Enzesfeld Castle, near Vienna 253,

266-8, 274 Establishment 60-61, 67, 115, 124, 157, 189, 192, 243 Conservative 102
see also
'Society' Ethiopia (Abyssinia) 109 Eton College 61, 121, 164 Evans, Inspector 97, 149, 274 Evatt, H. V. 252

Evening News
138
Evening Standard
3, 86,101,112, 137, 167, 173, 174, 258 'Londoner's Diary' 40, 139
Express
Group 112

Far East 99

Fascism 109,180, 189

see also
British Union of Fascists

Federal Council of Evangelical Free

Churches 165 Felixstowe, Suffolk 84-5, 273 Fellowes, Daisy 265 Fields, Gracie 159
j0,000 Miles with the Prince of

Wales
(film) 48 Fiji islands 254