Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson - Interview with Kenneth Harris (video)
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Full interview is here: goo.gl/GAhvyu
Kenneth Harris interviews HRH Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII, and his spouse Wallis, Duchess of Windsor.
Filmed in October 1969.
First broadcast as a radio interview on 27 March 1970.
Kenneth Harris was my father, he died in 2005. I think he would be astounded at the amount of views his interview has generated so long after it was broadcast. God knows what he would have made of the television interviewers/presenters of today. A different breed altogether.
I’m glad the show The Crown included this interview.
@@alyssalynn6402 Oh, I didn't know it had been included. Thank you for letting me know.
An incredible author too. His Attlee biography is incredible.
@@nathanlloyd9421 Well I never. He wrote that such a long time ago, it's lovely to know his books are still being read. Thank you.
Your dad did an amazing job What did he think of them like what did he really think of them
Wallis isn’t interrupting him. She answered her questions, he only answered his. Interesting interview. This is how interviews should be.
William answered Katherine questions
Amen!
@@Junjo11I dare say William and Catherine relationship dynamic are completely different than those of the Windsors
It's nice to see an interviewer not digging for dirty laundry. He is simply asking appropriate questions and giving appropriate responses.
❤🙏🌹🌺
don't have to dig. his betrayal of those fighting nazis is there for all to see.
@@odysseusprodromou3260 Sorry, I don't get it.
@deana upchurch he was an ally with Hitler, and thought if the Nazis win the war he could get the throne.
@@deanaupchurch1593 He was a known Nazi sympathiser, but recently it has been revealed that he and Wallis were in constant contact with Nazi officials, including General von Ribbentrop, even after the commencement of the Battle of Britain. Wallis kept a signed picture of Ribbentrop on her dresser. Even before his abdication, it was known that he was pro-Nazi. His own father put him and Wallis under surveillance. In 1937, he did a tour of Germany and visited a concentration camp, so he can’t be excused for not seeing the Nazis for the monsters they were. He was a famously stupid man who abdicated, then regretted his choice and conspired with the Nazis to win the war so they would reinstate him as a puppet king. The reason there isn’t an entire chapter devoted to this in every WWII history book is that, if it had been revealed at the time that he was committing treason, the punishment was execution and that would have put the monarchy in jeopardy, to have a brother/uncle of the monarch executed for treason.
Edward's abdication and relationship with Wallis Simpson have always been very interesting to me.
It's a shock to hear such beautiful English being spoken. One forgets how articulate people used to be - no mumbling or slang; so clear and marvellous to listen to.
Sar Rhodes I agree with you. Wonderful to hear.
How refreshing that every other word isn’t sprinkled with “like” or “you know”.
not all people! only the aristocrats and royalty...
Sar Rhodes I love listening to the way old English was spoken. I wish it’s taught in school. Americans use too much slangs and short cuts. It’s a shame.
Just yesterday we were virtually driven from a cafe because of the next table....if the young woman said like once, she said it fifty times!!! Most annoying.
A lot of people are reading too much into Edward not being "happy." That generation didn't show emotions the same way we do. They made their life choices and got on with it.
Yes, with dignity, too. Unlike Ginge and Whinge.
I think he was very careful with his words to get his point across. Brilliant interview.
@@lizeggar2421 And consider when marriages break apart nowadays and the refrain is often "Oh, but they seemed so happy together."
@@timothyrday1390 of when the next door neighbour commits a murder - oh but they were such quiet people. I didn't know murderers were supposed to be noisy.
@@barbaracarter6726 Or that 🤣 😋
This interview stands the test of time because it's quality. Intelligent people discussing real issues of their day. So much more of this is needed.
intelligent?
2 people who mooched & partied 37 years. Lazy like Prince Henry & Meghan Pushy!!
@@ThePetekA and very guarded
Intelligent?? They were Nazi symphatisers!
real issues like hats! hahaha! he met Hitler and supported germans at war
Kenneth Harris questions are very direct and smart. God rest his soul in peace
How amazing a man who passed in 1972 had the memories of a woman (Queen Victoria) who was born in 1819
I knew my great grandmother, born in 1863, during the Civil War, she was 100 and I was 10...
Perfect example of why “following your heart” is not always best for people. These two had a glamorous life on the surface but seemed to be very empty and aimless in life after the abdication.
He was frozen out of his family and country.
She didn’t follow her heart and he didn’t know true self
Cassie Miller ,,
This man looked totally defeated. His hands... the nervous, stammering answers to questions. It's just plain sad.
It was a shame he had to abdicate, I think he would have been a great king
I’ve only ever seen the Wallis and Edward portion of this interview. It’s fascinating to hear the man speak on various topics. He’s more interesting than I ever believed before.
Unlike the Duke and Duchess of Sussex the Duke of Windsor didn't slag off the Royal family in that interview.
@@vanessalouise8988 I’d say that perhaps their concerns were justified. There was no protection given to the couple. Especially Meghan. The tabloid press was weaponized against them. They are still at it and as Tom Bower openly remarked “it’s Meghan I’m after”. We call that saying the quiet part out loud. That family deserves whatever they’ve got coming. Their supporters on this side of the pond are right-wing, white supremacists. Personally I hope it helps speed the end of a ridiculous anachronism in the 21st century.
He collaborated with Hitler therefore the Queen could not stand him.He was 2:58 treacherous towards his own country!!
@@evalon9129 Yes the Duke and Duchess of Windsor met Adolf Hitler their pictures of them shaking hands ✋ with him which at the time was traitorous unlike Meghan who got a HRH style title wallis never did she was just the Duchess of Windsor at least when she died she was allowed to be buried with her husband at the cemetery at Windsor.
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What a brilliant interview. Dignified, intelligent people - the interviewer as well. Still, there’s sadness there. Totally fascinating, fifty years after his death.
Dignified, intelligent and treacherous, a coward who fled to the South of France at the first sign of action, a Nazi sympathiser.
Intelligent? I dont know but arrogant and cruel for sure. He was willing to sell the country to Hitler. The things he and his wife said in letters and other exchanges, include some really dumb things too.
The D&D were both traitors, liars and self-absorbed narcissists.
He was a traitor to his country! He knew hitlers plans before the holocaust and wanted a German Britain! Meaning he was willing to allow his family and citizens die at the hand of Hitler! Nothing dignified!
They were nazi sympathizers.
He looked utterly miserable. I wonder if he felt it had all been worth it.
I N That’s a very intriguing question. He definitely looked miserable and uncomfortable and sadly, more than anything, totally resigned to such emotions.
How must one feel being pushed into abdication and being exiled, ostracized, ridiculized and called a traitor? The official narrative is hardly to believe.
@@cor3944 exactly. His ex family still run it.
There are suggestions that in later life he confided to one or two close friends that he regretted the abdication. He enjoyed the trappings and privilege of the Royal lifestyle, but didn't much care for the duties and responsibilities that went with it.
He was sick at this time with cancer
He was alive and also actually remembers Queen Victoria, how crazy is that!
Exactly he was 7 years old when queen Victoria died
He was a Nazi sympathiser, how crazy is that!
He also met Hitler
@@robbieogle8622 in the 30s and 40s everyone met Hitler, he was the most famous man on planet earth
@@robbieogle8622deep down I can tell u would've loved to meet Hitler yourself!
I love how they answered such direct questions with such candor. Note they considered themselves lucky and no whining about how people didn't treat them well,
yes, a bit of a contrast with a certain "current" prince and his wife
While their stories are a bit similar, the current prince is bullied like he abdicated, betrayed his country or went away with Hitler altogether 😂😂 Edward was offered a substantial maintenance for the rest of his life when he left . Harry was criticized and ridiculed. What’s there not be grateful for?
@@elenamastiukova2787 we must not forget that Edward was Prin ce of Wal es for 25 years and he saved a fortun e from the large in com e he had all those years from the Duchy of Corn wall... and Edward never pub licly b ad-m outhed the Royal Famil y.. . HARRY has
@@essessessesq Harry’s problem is not so much with his relatives but with the institution controlling his family. He’s not the first one to speak out against the restrictions and stuffiness, his mother did too. But the level of hatred towards Harry and Megan is just unprecedented. It’s like they’ve done something so unspeakable. People wishing them to break up, saying Megan isn’t biological mother of their kids, etc. They sure don’t deserve such hostility.
@@elenamastiukova2787 good points. though it could be worse....in Thailand [Siam] anyone who criticizes the King is sent to jail!
A brilliant Interview. Very well done. Listen to the late Duke of Windsors voice for the first time. It's amazing. A peace of history .
There's something, sort of calming in the way he speaks. He really was, a man way ahead of his time.
@@annamariagorski1092 If you're talking about Edward - he was a Hitler supporter who turned on his country in exchange for re-taking the crown if Hitler occupied England. Hitler was bombing the hell out of England - his countrymen being murdered while he was giving this interview. He wasn't a man ahead of his time. He was a power hungry turncoat.
What's amazing about the voice of a hideous couple of idiots who supported Hitler and the Nazis ?
Perhaps he was hoping for a history of peace.
The actress who plays Wallis in The Crown was so spot on.. they nailed her hair, body language, and accent 100%.
DJ - The casting in general was excellent
In the final episodes it was Geraldine Chaplin, who was amazing. In the first two seasons it was Lia Williams. They were both perfect.
I think Geraldine Chaplin was too old for the role
Anyone here after watching them in The Crown.
Yeap
Priscila F me
Yep! 🤗
Me
Harry and Megan in Vancover 2070
Very interesting. Immaculate interviewer. I really enjoyed listening to both men. Beautifully spoken. Thankyou for sharing this video.
The last time Queen Elizabeth spoke to Wallace was at Edwards Funeral, She asked her what side of Edward she wanted to buried when she passed away .
His eyes, he looks so sad. Deep in his soul, seems there's much internal pain. 💔
His eyes were always sad. They said it was from the abuse from his father King George.
@@karendalsadik7119 The whole family has very prominent sad eyes. It’s rumoured that my 3x great grandmother was an illegitimate daughter of Edward VII, and we all have the eyes that seemed to pass down. That and many lookalikes of Edward VII, George V and others in the family including myself.
Karendal Sadik Agree. More then just physical trait there’s a far deeper sadness. Not surprising given the truth about that institution, British aristocracy and royal families in the world going back centuries. Same deep sadness in Diana’s eyes.
@@seanohara3631 like n. Romanov , king george, and wilhem ,all grandsons of queen Victoria. Those press great war photos of all three together they look like triplets. Strong genes. Also makes WWI even more of a disaster, these guys were family, only 10 years after Victorias death they started the war and she arranged all those marriages to maintain peace and imperial power by them all being family, her children. But ,well...they clearly still felt they could treat real soldiers like toys and many countries ended up abolishing the Emperors as the result
@@seanohara3631 have you ever considered doing a dna test?
The Duke is so very dignified and regal, despite his visible sadness. Also, the host is so respectful and well mannered. Very nice.
@Peter Peter I'm not sure that his actual actions could be construed as treason though I have no doubt that had he remained king he would have ended up arrested and eventually executed for treason or else been declared incompetent and appointed a regent who would govern in his place. He admired Hitler too much. But I don't think he quite crossed the line into treason. His brother knew how he felt about Hitler and so he ordered him to the Bahamas. Here in this interview he speaks of his position in the Bahamas stoically but in reality he considered being governor of the Bahamas as a humiliation. He viewed it as Trump would have viewed being appointed assistant to the ambassador to Mexico. Basically such a position amounted to being banished. It is well known that Hitler wanted to re install him as king after he won the war but of course he never won the war. It is not known if they had an actual deal in place for this to happen though it would not shock me if he had. He never spoke of such.
He got up off his death bed to bow to his queen his niece when she visited him
Even The Duchess is very well spoken and dignified. I thought she had been portrayed as a Brash Out There American. She is certainly much more Duchess material than Me Again Markle.
He looked sad about not being accepted to work.
@@katbar6066 lol!
This is a wonderful interview it was so nice to hear his thoughts and his own voice
What's wonderful about a disgusting traitor who supported Hitler and the Nazis ?
Thanks who ever upload this magnificent interview.
Funny thing my great grandfather picked them up from the train station in my village in Austria and drove them to the castle in a carriage where they spend their honeymoon in 1937. He was always so proud of it.
Lukas Oitzl Aww I love that. Thanks for sharing.
Lukas Oitzl My grandfather was a chauffeur for him at one time, my mother inherited a photo of the Duke that grandad was given, she displayed it proudly in her hallway for years and years!😀 I think it might even have been signed...
Wonderful life moment. How precious.
Wow Lukas, intetesting, although if it were me, I would have refused to have the Nazi lovers in my car.
Of your great grandfather? Of the castle ? Of the honeymoon ? Or was it your great grandfather that was proud ? Why ?
Who's watching now after harry and meghan interview 😂 like..
Why can’t Megan and Harry have the class of Edward and Mrs Simpson ! If anyone had much to say, is these people after all they took the brunt of it all as divorce is natural in today’s royal family and marriage to a common person and Megan is as common as they come!
Yes i am and i think they were pretty hard on Wallis and she had tried to escape!
Meghan is the new modern and even more destructive Wallis.
@Otto Günsche Total scumbag...shame I used to love her character in suits...but shes so sinister now.
Me!
He always looked a bit sad in photos. It's nice to see him laugh
I feel so sorry for him. When he talks about not being able to work because the royals wouldn’t allow it. So sad.
they had enough nazis
He had colluded with the nazi’s!! He was a traitor! It’s proven!
Nah no pity he like harry today didn't want to do the job but still thought he could have all the benefits.
What a terrific, unexpected find this interview is. This is the internet at its finest. Thanks.
Yes i complain its worse thsn TV wh i havent watched for decades, then all of a sudden you see a living, breathing, talking, film of someone you only know of by books. Awesome.
Фашисты среди нас .
Very true. I am very surprised to have been able to watch this.
@@DerekThompson-tb2up Tell it to your current King
Veronica. Opino lo mismo. ¡Fantástico el Duque!, ¿Cómo habría sido como Rey si hubiera continuado, aún casado con el amor de su vida?. Carlos III lo logró por su carácter y el de su amante: ¡Nada, ni nadie, les iba a impedir lograr EL TRONO, unos Ambiciosos sin escrúpulos. Y, así enseña a William. Este Duque fue un hombre afortunado en su vivir y en el Amor.
In spite of the beautiful room and decors, they both looked lost and sad. RIP
He was a very handsome man… very intelligent and distinguished!
Brilliant interview. Edward was a walking history book! Charles looks very much like him.
King Edwards voice is honestly so soothing
There may be something that runs in the family. I heard a recording of Prince Charles reading poetry (I can't remember now whose poetry, maybe Dylan Thomas?) and I was very impressed at how well he spoke. The Prince has an excellent voice for reading poetry.
Andrew Brendan It may run in the family somewhat, but King George VI had a horrible stammer. I suffer from one as well, it sucks
@@nicole.stanhopeWell,he won an Oscar for that.
@@nicole.stanhope I had too, you will outgrow it eventually. Yes, I noticed that he tends to stammer too. In the sense that he repeats some words. But King George VI had the horrible type I used to have as a child, when you tense up, block the diagram hence the breath flow, while desperately trying to speak.
His brother was a stutter
Soft spoken, but their body language is screeeaaming. He is so beaten and worn down in this..it's heartbreaking
Its called dying.
@@Barec76 😐😑😐... thanks for the info. I'd have never in a million years guessed that people that look like they're 100 are probably gonna die
I think he smoked incessantly, pipes and cigars.
Honestly? Most elderly people are like that. Even the successful ones. Life beats you down and by that age you've lost so many people to death they always have an air of sadness.😥
Theresa Cotty he needed his diaper changed
This is a wonderful interview. It brings out what a charming man he was.
He was a Nazi sympathiser.
Hi how are you doing?
He was a fascist sympathiser, playboy, and indiscreet. Don't forget that he has had time to reflect since his abdication. He's an old man.
The Rolls Royce story really touched me. He had some serious depth. While, like so many humans, he made some tough choices, and had to live with the repercussions of those choices. Thank you for sharing.
blabla bla would you cry when he met Hitler and played golf while others were at war???? hahaha
Although he abdicated, he's the only present or former British monarch to ever be interviewed. It's good that he was still respectful and didn't mention anything to harm the reputation of his brother or the Queen.
That I will give him total credit for.Unlike others he did not publicly bite the hand that fed him.
I wonder why? They probably would of stopped their allowance!
@@nickyjones2709 they had much more than the allowance to live on. All assets that Edward did not disclose to his brother - and not completely legally obtained.
Because they paid his stipend lol, he wouldn’t want to jeopardize that and have to work to support himself
@@LisaG442 That's true, but there's probably nothing interesting about the private lives of his brother or niece (the current Queen). He was the one considered the "playboy" and "rebel" with an active social life. The young royals and politicians might have a lot of secret scandals, but the Queen and her father have been public figures for over a century. Their biggest scandal was probably being related to a former king who abdicated.
Thid is priceless. To hear the Duke & Duchess being interviewed & spoke candidly. Kudos to the interviewer. 👍👏🤴🇬🇧
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I love to hear people who are well spoken and are articulate. None of the slang people use today .people today don’t know past tenses when speaking . This was an eloquent delivery . 😊
I “fink vey” dont speak the King’s English in England anymore
They were cool
@@lemilemi5385 Noh, ve not to speek king's eenglish now, yez bleeze.
@@lemilemi5385dats right dey dont Sadly and so many double negatives i.
Thank you for putting this video up. Very interesting interview. A cultured interviewer and an ex king who certainly gave a different impression to how I have been led to regard him. 9/23
Fascinating how honest he seems reflecting on his life.
Wistful, and even a tinge mournful.
He looks and sounds like he was a lovely man.x This is such a little diamond of an interview, just a glimpse into how well spoken people were back then and just so articulate and their manners, I guess sadly, that time has past.
The comments here reflect the trash of the current times.
Not to mention education. Did you mean passed?
He really wasn’t
Jackie Little was FC FC in
Jackie Little no, I meant past.
I enjoy listening to the both of them...beautiful enunciation.
Hi how are you doing?
What a lovely man Seems very kind and gentle
Nazi sympathizers, keep that in mind.
I wished everyone had the Duke's impeccable manners!
@@TheAmandahc Great answer! And Hitler and Goering aren't remembered for their 'impeccable manners' either, but rather darker qualities!
‘Impeccable manners!’ Does that include betraying her own nation to help Hitler, advising to bomb London continuously, and spilling all the beans to the Nazi as well?
Their accents are incredible.
People who knew him have said that he is a boring individual and it comes across that he is certainly is. She is not convincing that she is happy.
Very much enjoyed this interview. Thank you!
I’m here because of Season 3 of The Crown!
Funny Diecast me as well can u believe this man was banished from his family for finding his true love ?
@@shhhaua9426 He was a selfish man who placed his own interests above those of the nation. Duty meant nothing to him. And let's not forget that he and his "wife" were Nazi sympathizers. Thank God he wasn't King during the war.
L Jones there is only speculation he was a Nazi sympathiser. I would have thought that rumour would be dead by now. He was not at all selfish the govnt at the time deserted him and forced their view on him. History has shown that when he died the nation mourned him with great sympathy for how he was treated.
@@johnoakes4143 No, it's not mere speculation, it's historical fact. Edward VIII voiced support for Hitler and the Nazis when they came to power. He also overlooked their persecution of Jewish people saying, it was "“no business of ours to interfere in Germany’s internal affairs either regarding Jews or regarding anything else.” He was also a supporter of Oswald Mosley the leader of the British Union of Fascists. Edward and Wallis were Hitler's guests during their visit to Germany in 1937. I believe, as do many others, that it was an act of Divine intervention that this terrible man had such a short reign. He would have been a disastrous king The stress brought on by his selfishness led to the untimely death of his brother, King George VI -- who, unlike his older brother Edward, was a marvelous and heroic King.
So am I 😛
He comes over as rather likeable.
@@devensessarego800 Some Nazi sympathies ? He plotted with Hitler to attack England and overthrow the Queen , he dined on the Berghof and was friends with Goebbels and Goring . He was a piece of jew hating nazi shit .
@@CaseyTappy yo i didn't know bro sorry it was 3 months ago when i wrote the comment i am sorry it was ignorant
Leon Trotsky a lot of people don’t know how weird he really was. He was gravely abused by his father which left him emotionally stunted that’s why he was so weird and sensitive. He really did like sexual and emotional abuse. Wallace was a sadistic dominatrix and treated him really poorly as well as openly cheat on him and he just ate it up. He sympathized with the nazi’s and conspired to harm and overthrow his family just to grant Wallace and him the HRH title. In the end they were both spoiled brats who deserve no sympathy.
Wow, thank you for this interview. I had never seen/heard these two in this setting before. Very interesting.
Intelligence on both sides of the interview. Refreshing . Glad he followed his heart. 😊
Edward VIII speaks like a man who hasn’t enjoyed one happy day in his life. His body language is that of someone who has led a very lonely life.
I was just thinking how horribly sad he seemed.
Maybe because he found out the Walis lady did not really love him. Check out her biography on how she still loved the man she had to divorced because the ex king had said if he leave him he’ll kill himself, she felt scared an knew the scandal it would put her in. She was wicked. That’s why he looks miserable. It said be careful what you wish for.
@@ChristIsLord247 sad and bitter
@@annaalicea5552 at one point she did try to leave him before abdication - I don't like her but I have to be fair about that.
Probably the Abdicate effect his life a lot as you can tell
Body language is so much louder than their words.
Thank you for sharing this video
So pleased to find this gem Havent heard him speak before
His voice has a nice timbre and resonance to it
They both look very troubled. They claim to be happy but body language and expression tell a different story.
traitor and nazi sympathizers why the made up names for the saxe coburg and gotha dynasty aka England's royal family, Edward VIII sent to Nassau Bahamas because the plot to replace him as England's NAzi king was foiled , most of the uk state had Nazi sympathizers right to the top .. , AND most of these people had gone underground .... founder of Englands state media the BBc was knighted by the royals later writing in his memoirs , how he admired ,how the Nazi s were cleansing... Europe in the 1930's. Reith also directly over saw Edward VIII abdication speech . He was much later given a life peerage of Lord .
@@onthemarketblog6444 let's not forget the suspicions surrounded his younger brother's death when the plane crashed... can't remember the name of the documentary but it covered this and the suggestion Wallis was a much needed excuse to force abdication since Edward was a Nazi sympathizer. Great points.
Utterly miserable and resentful. Petulant, privileged pratts
Wallis left him on his death bed as he lay dying-shopping, dining at fine restaurants. His nurse said he was like a lamb crying for its mother "Wallis, Wallis." His nurse said it was shockingly sad and pathetic.
The original Harry and Meghan
This is a treasure for sure, thank you for sharing!
These people are all dead
🌠Thank you for sharing this. ✨
I have never seen so many nervous gestures and movements as these two have. Speaks volumes.
They still speak more clearly than most of todays people.
You’re not a body language reader.
@@alcostello6114 Are you?
@@susanharris5926 nope. And I’m not pretending to be like you
@@alcostello6114 if you’re a human then you’re a body language reader lol
He's intelligent, charismatic and warm. He also seems to be honest and unafraid of his opinions. The interviewer is informed, discreet and polite. Strong resemblance to Prince Charles.
Yes he speaks and resemble Charles
Or, Charles resembles him because he had his looks before Charles did.
Charles resembles him
What a fabulous interview. This man was intelligent, sophisticated, eloquent and had a heart
I really enjoyed this interview learnt a lot today
He seems very down to earth and easy to talk to. Fascinating.
He was a racist & Nazi sympathiser
Both seem regreted their decisions. Wallis never leave him coz he sacrifice everything for her. Edward, he had nothing left behind and theres no turning back so they stick together until the end. Very sad story indeed.
Truly. So sad. We would still have gotten the great Lillybet, though, eventually
Like many people in those days. These days no one sticks thru anything
She actually cheated on him and after everything he left for her i felt so sorry for him,but he stuck it out and she did always go back to him and he suffered it... Poor man .
I think they look happy. What a great man atleast he did not spoilt the life of a woman (like Diana) he was man enough to abdicate. A lot of respect for him
Sounds like Harry and Meghan
I’m glad I found this interview existed.
Fantastic interview
The person that plays him in the crown looks so much like him it’s scary lol
Exactly! It’s uncanny!
He is a wonderful actor. He is also in the TV series Victoria.
@@rosycandyhaven his name ?
@@rosycandyhaven he also plays Prince Charles in the movie The Queen, starring Helen Mirren.
He is the extremely talented "Derek Jacobi." Amongst a lifetime of work, he is most famous for his portrayal of "Claudius" in the PBS series "I Claudius."
As the interview unfolds I love his views more and more.
Too progressive to be king.
@@antoniafaheerty6980 he was a nazi...
@@lizbbb7326 Don't believe everything you find online.....those are unproved assertions made by his political enemies. One of his closest friends and advisors was CHURCHILL....would Sir Winston have been his pal if the Duke was a Not-zee?
@@lizbbb7326 stupid thing to say
He really was aware of the poverty, the 'damnable situation' , that the population lived in. It would be amazing if the RF now were as aware and felt they could be as proactive in that regard as Edward.
Would that be the same awareness he used to cozy up to Hitler? Since he promised them the throne, the crown, and everything else that goes with it, as soon as he would take out the royal family and fly a nazi flag over Buckingham Palace.
At 7:25 Edward himself answers your comment. It is also stunning that so many of the deprived areas he mentions are still (after how many years!) pretty much in the same situation😮: deprived, left behind, forgotten. Who and when will really care for those people?!
Oh of course he was so invested in life of poor and unfortunate people that he and her colluded with Hitler 🤯🙄 Jesus, the amount of brainwashed idiots buying into his and RF bs is astonishing
Have you heard of the Prince's Trust and its achievements over the decades? Edward was never that charitable. He talks a great deal about morality but this is a man who admired Hitler and was willing to let Britain fall in exchange for the crown he said to have given up for love. Also; the deprived places of those times are gentrified and very exclusive exclusive.
people wouldn't have been so poor if these parasites didn't exist
Thank you! What an interesting video. I recently finished reading "Dancing with the Devil" by Christopher Wilson. The book details the relationship between Jimmy Donahue (the son of a Woolworth heir) and the Windsors. The book was published in 2000. It is fascinating.
Ooohhhh, that sounds fascinating!!! May be my next read after I finish Traitor King.
The way they are sitting is so strange and uncomfortable looking. It adds to the feeling of awkwardness and unease that permeates this interview.
That’s because they lived in a pre public age. The most gauche teenager is media savvy now.
TermiteVideo you have a point. I would have thought that for them presentation would be everything. They lived such a shallow existence, the facade was all they had.
For a royal he's not sitting very proper with his legs splayed out.
He just looks hung over, like he needs a drink.
I read somewhere the got paid for this interview... The money they needed desperately.. Sad state of affairs!
I enjoyed listening to the former King. Such a clear way of speaking and interesting stories. I wish there were more recordings of his memories.
Never crowned sadly
Excellent interview.
WOW! He really cared about the poor.! Something I never knew and didn't think the current royal family cared about 😊
My Dad was born in 1906 and I am 60. It was an age where men were real men and women more gentle (not all of course), and they were altogether more responsible. The world now is very crass, and has lost its memory of the struggles we won in the past and so teeters on the edge of disaster .
Every generation thinks this way about those that come after it. Your grandparents likely thought the way you do about your parents generation. North America and Europe are more peaceful today then they were in the first half of the 1900s. But every generation has its downsides.
Okay Boomer
So woman are not responsible now?
Massive abandonment by men during interwar times defies your comment. Leaving women and children without answers and in poverty. You're in an illusion.
Amazing to find this; I have never seen an interview with the Duke, only film footage. He comes over as such a caring and intelligent man. My mother used to talk about him and the abdication and say that he had really bothered with issues of poverty and was much loved by the people. There is such sadness in the film and it touched my heart; a surprise really and a fascinating insight. Thank you.
Hi, yes he was the people's Prince just as Diana was the people's Princess. So alike are their similarities.
Jungian Studies I don’t think that for this time people thought he was sad as we think today
Clare Clearwater I agree: I think people see misery because they expect to see misery.
How do you factor in the Hitler admirer and Nazi sympathizer aspects in this so called caring and intelligent man as you put it.
A fucken nazi and traitor 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
King Charles looks a lot like him and has his same ideas of bringing modernization to the Crown.
Awesome interview! Edward is a charismatic subject and is respectful towards the interviewer. Seems like he had some thoughts about reforming the image of the monarchy as well but he went quietly into his exile without making a fool of himself. Then again as a former king he had to operate with a certain level of dignity and self respect.
Edward seems charismatic just as Harry was the beloved Prince. The Firm protected both men from being honestly portrayed in the media. They were/are both spoiled, lazy, untalented, stubborn and in love with money.
..reforming the image of the monarchy - getting them to speak German and wear swastikas
This man lived a sad sad life on this planet. I hope he found heaven. RIP
Amen!!
Agree and hope that Prince Harry is not heading the same way even if he would never be king.
Sad? He has lived nothing but royality
He colluded with the Nazi’s and caused more deaths of innocent Londoners during the blitz..
gburah bondo There’s no heaven, or hell. If you don’t enjoy it here. It’s on you.
Charles is so like him in his speaking & mannerisms
I agree!
true
Wonderful interview.
I just love the way Edward is sitting. Totally non-protocol and I applaud him on pursuing a happy life for himself.
He was truly punished for doing it, though.😢
He doesn't look happy to me. I think he was for a time but not for long. He looked like he missed his royal life. With purpose than when he left his birthright.
@@ZenaidaRoxas-yk8ppI think you're right. His demeanor seems sad. Maybe because he's being nostalgic in this moment but, it reads as sad and regretful.
What's really interesting is that this is probably the only interview of him, which is not rehearsed - or at least his answers were not written down or memorised beforehand. And the main difference is you notice he has a stammer, similar to his brother. There is some insecurity here, which really makes him seem much more human :) Lovely interview, I find them both very charming!
I've watched this a few times & despite how many movies are portrayed of them this is what's real. Great interview.
Exactly. I wish they would make a film of their life after the abdication. Their time in the Bahamas , even the infamous meeting of Hitler. The whole story needs to be told.
@@moriahfeatherrae8265 I just finished watching a documentary minutes ago that led me here. I was disgusted to see what a traitor he was. Several documents revealed proving he was a Nazi Sympathizer. Several clips showing this traitor and his wife meeting and laughing with Hitler. He suggested Hitler keep bombing England so they would eventually surrender to Hitler. Buckingham Palace was bombed, on his suggestion.The documentary is called “EdwardVIII: Britain’s Traitor King.” You must watch it!
I think it showed that the two of them were neither intelligent nor interesting. Neither of them knew why the Duke never got another job. The Duchess related a vacuous story about how the RAF gave her a silver box as if that was the most interesting thing that happened in the years they were in the Bahamas. It was apparent neither of them did much of anything. It was a bit like watching "Grey Gardens."
@@moriahfeatherrae8265 Prime Minister Chamberlain met Hitler in the same period. Meeting did not imply approval
Me too.
History amazes me. This video is Gold
Hi how are you doing?
Blessed, your Dad, 4 dis interview,🏆.
Wow this interview actually made me really sad. Edward looks so ashamed and hurt in this interview. He just emanates abandonment. You can see the little boy in his eyes.
He's a grown man who made choices, not a naive child.
He was a Nazi sympathizer who attempted to plot with the Germans to overthrow the monarchy and rule as a puppet king under the third reich. Don’t feel sorry for him.
He abdicated his duty to marry an unsuitable wife who was bad influence.I shudder imagining her as queen.If only she was not a Nazi Sympathizer.
He was totally dependent on wallace.
@@AlexxEnglishh, The Queen Mother was also a Nazi sympathiser, see that video where she is vigorously teaching Elizabeth The Nazi salute! Long after King George V changed their German name to Windsor. It is a little shocking that Elizabeth's father King George Vl approved of that.
I've seen so many actors play these two on screen, its great watching the real people for once
Love this interview
Edward chose love over being a king . He really did follow his heart and decided his love was more important than the monarchy.
As someone who's a Liberal Monarchist and hates Fascism/Nazism and Communism, I've heard and read so much about Edward VIII that I wanted hear what he had to say for himself. He is very well spoken, and that accent is simply iconic. That dosen't excuse him for his choices. Great interviews!
He entertained with Hitler, Wallis ❤️ love it.
Won't ride in a Rolls? Why not, he's a king. RR employs workers.
He seems so sad and wounded... It seems that Wallis being a stronger person emotionally, didn't help at all to easy his pains.
She was emotionally distant from him. Theirs was just an affair to her. He was totally won over by her strong personality.
One person cannot make another person strong or healed. Each person must learn to be strong and to heal themselves.
She just wanted to be Queen careless about him. Heard she cheated on him, he was all alone.
She definitely wasn't as fond of him as he was of her. But he had learned he was dying of throat cancer shortly before giving this interview, and that's why he chose to do it. He knew it would be his last chance to tell his side of the story.
I don't think she ever acknowledged the fact that he left everything for her .maybe , he realised she wasn't for him too late that the damage was already done .
This was really interesting and it's nice to hear part of their story from them. He was very well spoken but I am noticing he has a slight stutter as well.
Most people miss the point that King Edward Viii was sick of the establishment. He says this at the end of the interview. It wasn't just love, he detested everything his family represented and was.
I think one morning he woke up and realized that he made a major mistake for giving up his throne.
He did she was abusive
brih Mendiola TOTALLY
not a schred of truth. how do you manage to come out with this nonsense. he truly loved her beyond imagination. never looked back after he kick that throne like a garbage
@@roshpinna6708 n.j in
Not at all...he was OBSESSED with her in an unhealthy way. She had regrets though, she never wanted to marry him, she basically had no choice after he abdicated.
An amazing interview. A couple who had each other at least. Bless him , he comes across as a very mild and dignified gentleman whose heart was good and kind.
And a traitor
A Nazi sympathizing traitor
so GOOD and Kind that he become Nazi Sympathizer
@@lawrencew3703 He should have been tried for treason for what he did! Back then in carried the death penalty
Everybody would be good and kind if they could sit on their azz and make $$$$ for breathing...
Such a lovely documentary. You can see how attached he was still to the royal family, still loyal to the royal family, but he sometimes got things wrong while in exile. I heard in another documentary that he insisted on getting up out of his sick/deathbed to stand at the end of his bed to salute to his Queen, his niece Queen Elizabeth II, when she came to visit him as she knew he was ill. He stood to attention, saluted and paid the correct due respect to her as she entered the room. She insisted he should not have done this as it drained him. He passed away within days of her visit.
It's a shame HMTQ errant treacherous Grandson shared the values of his Great Uncle Favid who NOT once trashed the RF.
@@judithlee842 because you know, protecting your family is treacherous now days 🤦🏼♀️ fucking idiot, back under your rock you go.
He was never loyal to the Royal family. He told Hitler he’ll try to get his brother to surrender to him (Hitler) and suggested Hitler keep bombing England, which included Buckingham Palace. He wanted his brother, the King dead.
the Duke was actually sitting on a couch wearing a suit when he stood for her entrance
@@judithlee842 shame her son didnt have the courage like her uncle, to abdicate for the supposed "love of his life"
Gracias. Primera vez que "lo conozco personalmente". ¡Me encantó su Encanto y Elegancia de Rey!. Gracias al entrevistador, muy documentado y muy cercano y respetuoso. ¡Qué tiempos que no viví. ✌️🧠🤔🕊🌹😪