The story was quite a scoop. In October 1970, I was in Paris as a 23-year-old reporter for the Daily Mail when the young Prince of Wales made an unheralded visit to his great-uncle, the former Edward VIII, who was living there in exile.
The ex-king – then the Duke of Windsor – and his wife, the former Mrs , were desperate to win back their regal status and , as he then was, arrived at the duke's home in the Route du Champ d'Entrainement with the British ambassador, Sir Christopher Soames, in tow.
'This was a surprise visit,' a member of the Windsor staff told me. 'I don't think the duke was expecting it but he was very, very pleased.'
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