Wednesday 24 March 2027 Meeting starts promptly at 2:30pm, doors open 2pm.
Windsor and the Nazis – Dupe or Traitor
The Duke of Windsor’s wartime dealings with the Nazis is one of the Royal Family’s most closely guarded secrets. Sensitive records remain embargoed – protected by the 100-year non-disclosure rule accorded, uniquely, to the Royal Archives. However, declassified German files strongly suggest that when his country was facing its greatest crisis, the Duke was pursuing personal and political agendas that were totally at odds with Britain’s war objectives. Was this deliberate or was he being manipulated – a pawn caught up in a much wider game? The speaker assesses the facts and the rumours surrounding this hidden part of British history.
Speaker: Tony Eaton is an historian and has a special interest in unravelling some of the hitherto unresolved mysteries of the 2nd World War. Tony has a specific focus on those cases where the Authorities are still refusing to fully open their files – and the reasons why. As such, Tony is recognised for his research into the secrecy surrounding the Rudolf Hess peace mission, the fatal last flights of aviator Amy Johnson and actor Leslie Howard, and the curious disappearance in 1944 of the famous American bandleader Glenn Miller.
