Spying on the Royals
Season 1
2017tvEnded1 Season · 2 Ep
Documentary
Created by: Paul Elston
Network: Channel 4
Season aired: 2017-04-02
Overview
This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and the espionage operation that accompanied the investigation.
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Episodes · 2
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Episode 1
47m2017-04-02
In 1935, suspecting that Edward was being blackmailed, King George V ordered his son to be put under surveillance. In 1936, the Home Office ordered MI5 to listen into the future king's phone calls.
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Episode 2
46m2017-04-09
After his abdication, Edward and Wallis holiday in America, unaware they are being tailed by US intelligence agents. The outbreak of war and dealings with a Nazi collaborator in Lisbon raise concerns for MI5.
