The strange case of the swimsuit, lost behind enemy lines. In 1940 Edward Windsor and Wallis Simpson had to leave their coastal Villa at Nice in the South of France, as that part of the country became occupied by the Nazis. Although it is said the couple secretly had close links to the Nazi regime and were able to gain some assurances their properties in Paris and the south of the country would be protected.
It is said Mrs Simpson had a certain and particular attachment to a swimming costume, which had been left behind in the Nice villa, and by whatever means an operation was launched to recover the said item of clothing. By the intervention of British diplomats with the help of The US Government and maybe even possibly, the full knowledge of high level Nazi government officials. Whoever was involved the Villa was entered and the item recovered and safely presented to the Duchess.
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