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Once a King The revelatory unpublished memoir of Edward Viii: a fascinating insight into the King, the Royal Family and preWW2 England

''An astonishing account...' --- The Daily Mail'... an extraordinary new portrait of the former King, his recollections and feelings'. --- The Telegraph'Tippett has made a remarkable archival discovery...the most consequential book to appear on Edward VIII since Ziegler's official biography thirty years ago'.--- Ted Powell, author of King Edward VIII: An American Life'... an insightful blend of memoir and royal family history'. --- Publishers Weekly'...an efficient and thorough recounting of the events as they unfolded in 1936... with striking transcripts of interviews conducted with Wallis'. --- The Sunday Times'This is an extraordinary book which aims to shed new light on this often maligned figure who irreversibly changed the course of royal history'.--- Harper's Bazaar'A compelling rea