{"product_id":"9781803994383-the-kings-loot-the-greatest-royal-jewellery-heist-in-history","title":"The King's Loot","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Greatest Royal Jewellery Heist in History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to reveal the full extent of King Edward VIII’s looting of jewellery, artworks, furniture and priceless heirlooms from the Royal Collection, and the historic crown conventions he exploited to do it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘The ancient jewels of the crown are heirloomes and shall descend to the next successor and are not devisable by testament.’\u003c\/strong\u003e – Sir Edward Coke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneva, April 1987. The staid Swiss town is awash with limousines, journalists and minor European aristocracy.\u003c\/strong\u003e All the best hotels and restaurants are bursting at the seams. Caviar, truffles and foie gras are in short supply, while champagne is flooding the market at ridiculously high prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are all focused on one place: Sotheby’s auction house, which is preparing to host the ‘auction of the century’ – that of the late Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut where did this treasure trove come from? And was it ever really the Duchess’ at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions have circulated around the collection’s murky provenance since the moment Wallis Simpson stepped onto the scene; now \u003cem\u003eThe King’s Loot\u003c\/em\u003e looks to find the answers. Drawing on eyewitness interviews, contemporary accounts and previously unpublished sources, Richard Wallace – who was there at that notorious Swiss auction – delves into the mystery surrounding this hoard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601117225057,"sku":"9781803994383","price":18.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30153696.jpg?v=1726732816","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803994383-the-kings-loot-the-greatest-royal-jewellery-heist-in-history","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}