The Peoples King (54 page)
30.
Stanley Jackson,
The Sassoons,
p. 194
31.
Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 116
32.
Ibid.,
p. 117
33.
'Notes by Sir Horace Wilson, at 10 Downing Street', n.d. [late December 1936 or early 1937], CAB 127/157
34.
Notebook by John Simon, n.d., John Simon Papers, MS 9
35.
H. Montgomery Hyde,
Norman Birkett,
p. 455
36.
Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, 'Before the Abdication',
The Times,
29 November 1955
37.
News Review,
5 November 1936
38.
Oliver Warner,
Admiral of the Fleet,
pp. 62-3
39.
Duke of Windsor,
A King's Story,
p. 317
40.
Ibid.,
pp. 317-8
41.
Prefatory section in Geoffrey Dawson, Abdication Diary, Dawson Papers, MS Dawson 55
42.
Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 116
43.
Ibid.,
p. 124
44.
J. G. Lockhart,
Cosmo Gordon Lang,
p. 395
45.
Ibid.,
pp. 398-9
46.
Ibid.,
p. 398
47.
John Grigg, 'Edward VIII', p. 340
48.
F. Crowsley to King Edward VIII, 3 December 1936, RA, PS/GVI/ABD, Box 4
49.
Miss Denham Young to G. S. Edlin, 3 December 1936 [attached to letter to King Edward VIII from Edlin, 4 December 1936], RA, PS/GVI/ABD, Box 4
50.
B. Abbott to King Edward VIII, 4 December 1936, RA, PS/GVI/ABD, Box 3
51.
Oswald Gregson to King Edward VIII, 5 December 1936, RA, PS/GVI/ ABD,Box 3
52.
E. B. Walker to King Edward, n.d. [December 1936], RA, PS/GVI/ABD, Box 3
53.
Diary entry for 11 November 1936, Hilda Runciman Papers, WR Add 10, 21 March 1936 to 26 January 1937
54.
Michael Thornton,
Royal Feud,
pp. 44-7
55.
Edward, Prince of Wales to Freda Dudley Ward, 19 February 1919,
Letters from a Prince,
p. 173
56.
Ibid.
57.
Edward, Prince of Wales to Wallis Simpson, 1 January 1936, in Michael Bloch (ed.)
Wallis & Edward Letters,
p. 145
58.
Wallis Simpson to Edward, Prince of Wales, n.d. [early February 1936], in Michael Bloch (ed.),
Wallis & Edward Letters,
p. 156
59.
Ralph G. Martin,
The Woman He Loved,
p. 12
60.
Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 142
61.
Quoted in J. Bryan III and Charles J. V. Murphy,
The Windsor Story,
p. 144
62.
'Note of interview with Mr Simpson', by the King's Proctor, 24 February 1937, PRO, TS 22/1/2
63.
Quoted in Martin Gilbert,
Winston S. Churchill,
p. 8ro
64.
Quoted in Christopher Warwick,
George and Marina,
p. 55
65.
Duke of Windsor,
A King's Story,
p. 82
66.
Quoted in Celia Lee,
Jean, Lady Hamilton,
p. 305
67.
Quoted in Christopher Warwick,
George and Marina,
p. 75
68.
Quoted in Celia
Lee, Jean, Lady Hamilton,
p. 305
69.
Penelope Mortimer,
Queen Elizabeth,
p. 112
70.
Wallis Simpson to Edward, Prince of Wales, Tuesday [spring 1935], in Michael Bloch (ed.),
Wallis & Edward Letters,
pp. 118-19
71.
Edward, Prince ofWales to Wallis Simpson, n.d. [autumn 193 51,/bid., p. 139
72.
Duchess of Windsor,
The Heart Has Its Reasons,
p. 223
73.
Wallis Simpson to Mrs Merryman, 11 May 1936, in Michael Bloch (ed.),
Wallis & Edward Letters,
p. 177
74.
Wallis Simpson to Mrs Merryman, 1 January 1936,
Ibid.,
p. 170
75.
'Report of interviews with late servants of Mrs Simpson', for the King's Proctor, n.d. [first quarter of 1937], PRO, TS 22/1/2
76.
Wallis Simpson to Mrs Merryman, 4 May 1936, in Michael Bloch (ed.),
Wallis & Edward Letters,
p. 176
77.
Edward VIII to Wallis Simpson, n.d. [r 6 September 193
6],
Ibid.,
pp. 193-4
78.
'Report of enquiries at Felixstowe', for the King's Proctor, n.d. [early 1937], PRO, TS 22/1/2
79.
Wallis Simpson to Edward VIII, n.d. [14 October 1936], in Michael Bloch (ed.),
Wallis & Edward Letters,
p. 200
80.
Edward VIII to Wallis Simpson, n.d. [24 October 1936],
Ibid.,
p. 203
81.
'Report of enquiries at Felixstowe', for the King's Proctor, n.d. [early 1937], PRO, TS 22/1/2
82.
H. Montgomery Hyde,
Norman Birkett,
p. 454
83.
Quoted in W. F. Deedes,
Dear Bill,
p. 42
84.
Lord Beaverbrook,
The Abdication of King Edward
VIII,
pp. 30-33
85.
Entry for 29 October 1936,
The Diaries of Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart,
pp. 356-7
86.
Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon,
pp. 80-81
87.
Entry for 7 November 1936,
Ibid.,
p. 76
88.
Greg King,
The Duchess of Windsor,
pp. 197-8
89.
Quoted in Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 149
90.
Wallis Simpson to Lady Londonderry, 7 November 1936, PRONI, D3099/ 3/2/604B/5
91.
Michael Thornton,
Royal Feud,
pp. 112-14
92.
Diary entry for 7 November 1936,
Chips: The Diaries of Sir Henry Channon,
p. 77
93.
Diary entry for 7 July 1936,
Ibid.,
p. 69
I had declared myself'
1.
Hardinge's letter is reproduced in full in Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 133
2.
The letter from Britannicus is dated 15 October 1936 and signed 'G W Johnson of East Orange, New Jersey'. The full nine pages of the letter (or a copy thereof) are held in the Dawson Papers, MS Dawson 79
3.
Diary entry 26 October, Geoffrey Dawson, Abdication Diary, Dawson Papers, MS Dawson 55
4.
Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 120
5.
Philip Ziegler,
King Edward
VIII,
p. 296
6.
From Wisconsin to King Edward VIII, 3 December 1936, RA, PS/GVI/ ABD, Boxes 1-6
7.
From Pennsylvania to King Edward VIII, 2 December 1936, RA, PS/GVI/ ABD, Boxes 1-6
8.
From New York to King Edward VIII, 2 December 1936, RA, PS/GVI/ ABD, Boxes 1-6
9.
P. V. Burkman to King Edward VIII, 1 December X936, RA, PS/GVI/ABD, Box 5
xo. Quoted in Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p.
133
Violet Milner, diary entry for 1 August 1950, Violet Milner Papers, VM 5
James Coole, 'The Private Secretary', in Lord Altrincham and others,
Is the Monarchy Perfect
p. 14
Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, 'Before the abdication',
The Times,
29 November 1955
Ibid.
Warren Fisher to Neville Chamberlain, 7 November 1936, PRO, PREM 1/463
Enclosure I, 'Mr Baldwin with his humble duty to Your Majesty', with Warren Fisher to Neville Chamberlain, 7 November 1936, PRO, PREM 1/463
Enclosure II, 'When Your Majesty was pleased to receive me on October 20th', with Warren Fisher to Neville Chamberlain, 7 November 1936, PRO, PREM 1/463
Enclosure III, 'Secret. Copy of Memorandum by Parliamentary Counsel', 5 November 1936, with Warren Fisher to Neville Chamberlain, 7 November
1936,
PRO, PREM 1/463
19.
Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, 'Before the abdication',
The Times,
29 November 1955
20.
'Notes by Sir Horace Wilson, at 10 Downing Street', n.d. [late December 1936 or early 1937], CAB 127/157
21.
Warren Fisher to Neville Chamberlain, 7 November 1936, PRO, PREM 1/463
22.
Duchess of Windsor,
The Heart Has Its Reasons,
pp. 243-5
23.
Ibid.,
pp. 246-7
24.
Margaret Case Harriman, 'The King and the girl from Baltimore', p. 378
25.
Oliver Warner,
Admiral of the Fleet,
pp. 62-3
26.
Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 133
27.
Lord Birkenhead,
Walter Monckton,
p. 125
28.
Report by A. Canning, 25 March 1935, PRO, MEPO 10/35
29.
Report by A. Canning, 'Ernest Simpson', n.d. [1935], PRO, MEPO 10/35
30.
'Note of interview with Mr Simpson', by the King's Proctor, 24 February
1937,
PRO, TS 22/1/2
31.
Report by A. Canning, 'Ernest Simpson', n.d. [1935], PRO, MEPO 10/35
33.
Report by A. Canning, 25 June 1935, PRO, MEPO 10/35
34.
Report by A. Canning, 3 July 1935, PRO, MEPO 10/35
35.
'Report of interviews with late servants of Mrs Simpson', for the King's Proctor, n.d. [first quarter of 1937], PRO, TS 22/1/2
36.
Report by A. Canning, 30 June 1936, PRO, MEPO 10/35
37.
Manuscript note, 1 July 1937, added to Report by A. Canning, 30 June 1936, PRO, MEPO 10/35
38.
Report by A. Canning, 23 October 1936, PRO, MEPO 10/35
39.
'Particulars of press extracts in which the name of Mrs Simpson appears from 6th June to 24th October, 1936', Report by A. Canning, n.d. [26 October 1936], PRO, MEPO 10/35
40.
Duke of York to Queen Mary, 4 October 1922, quoted from the Royal Archives by Philip Ziegler,
King Edward
VIII,
p. 171
41.
Alec Hardinge to Helen Hardinge, 10 July 1923 , Hardinge Papers, U2117, C 1/189
42.
Alec Hardinge to Helen Hardinge, 24 January 1925, Hardinge Papers, U2117, C 1/245
43.
J. G. Lockhart,
Cosmo Gordon Lang,
p. 397
44.
Greg King,
The Duchess of Windsor,
p. 171
45.
Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 137
46.
Quoted in Cecil Edwards,
Bruce of Melbourne,
p. 252
47.
Ibid.,
p. 253
48.
Violet Milner, diary entry for 2 December 1936, Violet Milner Papers, VM 5
49.
Helen Hardinge,
Loyal to Three Kings,
p. 137