The King's Loot by Richard Wallace

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The King's Loot by Richard Wallace

The first book to reveal the full extent of King Edward VIIIs looting of jewellery, artworks, furniture and priceless heirlooms from the Royal Collection, and the historic crown conventions he exploited to do it

Richard Wallace is a journalist and author. Having worked in Australia for the Fairfax newspaper organisation, he was posted to Europe in 1986 to cover the death of the Duchess of Windsor and the subsequent Geneva auction of her jewellery collection the following year. Leaving Fairfax, Richard joined the Independent shortly after its creation in 1986 at the request of eccentric founding editor, Andreas Whittam Smith.

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ISBN 13 9781803994383
Title The King's Loot
Author Richard Wallace
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2024-08-08
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