Edward VIII was Friends With Hitler

In the history of humans, an estimated 107 billion individuals have lived on earth. With all of those individuals, it is easy to conclude Adolf Hitler would be towards the top of any list of the three worst people to ever be friends with. Therefore, no one in the Royal Family wants to be reminded of the fact that Edward VIII had ties with the leader of the Third Reich.

There was a time when Edward seemed to really enjoy a friendship with Hitler, despite the fact that he abdicated the kingdom to wed an American. According to the documentation, it might have attempted to overthrow the monarchy and may have even gone further than that.

Given that Edward supported some of Hitler's economic principles and possessed some anti-Semitic views, the Nazi party was quite alluring to him. Hitler set out to woo the man as much as he could since he was well aware of how valuable a buddy in the British Royal Family would be.

It was said that Wallis Simpson, Edward's American wife, had a long-running relationship with a senior Nazi. She and Edward were being watched by British intelligence because they might be leaking information. A proposal to restore Edward to the throne was even mentioned in documents found after the war, proving the Nazi party's backing for him as a friendly face in England.

Reign: 20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936
Predecessor: George V
Successor: George VI

Born: Prince Edward of York23 June 1894White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, United Kingdom
Died: 28 May 1972 (aged 77)4 route du Champ d'Entraînement, Paris, France