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On that trip, they hatched a plan to reinstate the DoW as King of England and give German forces free reign across Europe - even going as far to bring in German troops to quell a colonial rebellion, if necessary. Then came the abdication and the promise to retire from public life.
It got so bad that the government had to stop putting secret and sensitive papers in his red box. He shared classified Allied documents with the Duchess of Windsor, who was believed to be sharing a bed with the German ambassador at the time. On becoming king, the DoW surrounded himself with renowned Nazis. He then asks her to make peace with him today and tells her he doesn't believe the public will believe these lies against him anyway. David tries to appease her, saying that there was no indication of the monster Hitler would become and peace was all that mattered to him. In return for his support, the Nazi government would give him in a house to live out the war in safety in Spain while his countrymen gave their lives. Instead, she informs him that the papers detail his relations with Nazi high command, and one telegram even states that he was considering publicly going against the government and pledging his support for peace with Germany. He looks so indignant I don't know how Elizabeth restrains from hitting him in the face. So when he comes to his niece to ask for the needed green light, she's all, "You had the greatest chance to serve this country, and you gave it up," then drops the bomb about knowing what he got up to during the war.
Elizabeth reads the files while the Duke of Windsor goes to meet with the foreign secretary to seek employment.