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UK politics
fromIndependent
19 hours ago

'The situation is grave' - the Irish documents about Edward VIII's abdication the UK wanted to keep private

The British government sought to withhold documents and a conversation involving Éamon de Valera about King Edward VIII's 1936 abdication from public release.
UK politics
fromIrish Independent
17 hours ago

Abdication secrets, Boyzone hysteria and Shannon as a NASA stop: Day One of the Irish State Papers

State papers reveal withheld Edward VIII abdication files, secret study of UN trusteeship for Northern Ireland, and overseas cervical smear testing considered for cost savings.
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