FACTOR IN WITHDRAWAL
EDWARD'S BROADCAST
MRS. SIMPSON RELIEVED
(Received, March 20, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 19. Mr. Stephenson, in an interview, revealed that King Edward's broadcast after his abdication was one of the factors that decided him in withdrawing the intervention. Mr. Stephenson is managing clerk for a firm of solicitors in London. Mrs. Simpson was informed by telephone of the decision, and did not comment, but it is understood she was greatly relieved. ' It is reported that she immediately telephoned to the Duke of Windsor. Mr. Herman Rogers, one of her companions in France, says that Mrs. Simpson knew nothing of the intervener or his motives. Contrary to her usual custom, Mrs. Simpson rose early and had an hour's telephone conversation with London. A message from Enzesfeld states that the Duke of Windsor was up early. He had a hurried breakfast and had several telephone calls to London during the morning. It was reported from the castle that be appeared to be nervous as he wandered about the building and the grounds. He had planned to go to Vienna in the morning, but postponed the trip until the afternoon.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19370320.2.44.2
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 67, 20 March 1937, Page 9
Word Count
190FACTOR IN WITHDRAWAL Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 67, 20 March 1937, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in