Spying on the Royals.

 The is a brilliant programme on YouTube about King Edward III and his obvious sympathies for right wing politics in general and it particular for the Nazi German chancellor Hitler. If you want to understand the politics of the time then watch this two part series entitled Spying on the Royals. When he was the Prince of Wales - his father King George V gave permission for Special Branch and MI5 to keep an eye on his wayward son. Newly released documents at the National Archive at Kew, have revealed in great detail his obvious obsession with right wing politics. He was a friend of the British fascist Oswald Mosley and considered him a friend. An investigation by professor of politics Rory Cormac at Nottingham University - sets out how treacherous he was. He abdicated in December 1936 and thereafter was the Duke of Windsor. His mistress and then to become wife was Wallace Simpson - was even more positive about Herr Hitler than her husband. I won’t say more about this two part programme, but do watch it.