When the story of the King’s relationship with the twice-divorced Wallis Simpson broke in the press, Edward VIII believed his abdication was inevitable.  But for a brief moment on the 4th and 5th of December, it looked as if a flicker of public support might light a path for his survival.

In the latest episode of “Royal Revolutions”, RHG founder Gareth Streeter and Royal commentator James Taylor discuss:

• Wallis’s tumultuous escape from Britain to France
• The motivations of the King’s supporters
• The media reaction and hints of public support for the King
• Why Harry Enfield ruined a teenage Gareth’s life back in the 90s
• Wallis’s latest attempts to break it off with the King
• The King’s planned broadcast appeal to the nation that never aired
• Baldwin’s fears of the constitutional settlement being overturned
• Winston Churchill’s outspoken role in the crisis
• Concerns about the legality of Wallis’s divorce

We are again joined by historian Adrian Phillips who helps us make sense of what the so-called “King’s Party” was.