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The Ken Barlow actor has talked about how he feels the family are coping with Peter s condition, saying: In order to help Peter properly they have to manage his withdrawal from alcohol which means he has to have some alcohol every day and it is such a difficult situation for Ken to deal with. They are walking in a minefield. It is a very good storyline. I have known people in this situation. I have had friends who have been alcoholics and it is true what they say, you can t do anything until they turn round and say help me.
He’d had conquests before meeting the twice-divorced Wallis Simpson. What started as an affair soon became an affair of state as he insisted on marrying her. Queen Wallis didn’t sound right to the British public, nor to Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. In addition, Simpson was swept away by Right-wing movers and shakers, and soon Edward supported her anti-Semitic views. He quickly adopted a soft spot for everything Adolf. In the end his only alternative was to abdicate before his coronation. The documentary focuses on the Windsors as they’re banished to Europe and become captivated by Nazi hierarchy.