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Windsor Speech Draws Global Audience Despite BBC Ban
The Duke of Windsor spoke on radio Monday in a peace plea drawing a vast audience as seven European and other stations carried the broadcast. Reactions split over “stealing the king’s thunder,” with the BBC opting out while Queen Mary and many Britons listened.
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