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Royal crisis: The shocking moment King Edward VIII announced his abdication to the nation | BBC News
On 11 December 1936, unable to reconcile his desire for US divorcée Wallis Simpson with his role as King, Edward VIII made the shocking decision to abdicate the throne, bringing an end to a crisis that tested the boundaries of duty, love and the monarchy itself.
“At long last I am able to say a few words of my own,” was how the royal, who the day before was known as King Edward VIII, began a BBC radio broadcast that would not just stun the listening public but reshape the future of the monarchy.
Following his abdication, Edward would later go on to cause more controversy the following year when the couple made an unofficial royal visit to Germany where he met with Adolf Hitler and others in the Nazi leadership.
Many years later in 1970, he gave an interview at his home in Paris with the BBC’s Kenneth Harris, where said that he had no regrets over his decision to abdicate.
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The wife of a Ukrainian prisoner of war explains how Russia attempted to recruit her for sabotage.
The 42-year-old had been waiting for news of her husband Dima, an army medic captured by Russia, for more than two years when she suddenly received a phone call.
The voice at the end of the phone told her that if she committed treason against Ukraine, Dima could be eligible for better treatment in prison, or even early release.
Later, the Security Service of Ukraine told Svitlana that the man she’d been talking to was indeed in Russia, and she should break off contact.
In a statement to the BBC, the Security Service of Ukraine said co-operating with Russian agents “will in no way ease the plight of the prisoner; on the contrary, it may significantly complicate their chances of being exchanged.”
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Daughter of Dominique Pelicot – the man jailed in France’s biggest rape trial – speaks out. #BBCNews
For the full story, you can watch “Pelicot Trial: the daughter’s story” with Emma Barnett on BBC2 at 7pm on Monday or on iPlayer.
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Ukraine’s defence ministry has said pro-Russian rebels have shot down 2 fighter jets in the east of the country. There’s no word about what’s happened to the pilots.
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The Golden Globe Awards take place later, with Emilia Pérez, Conclave, Anora and The Brutalist in the running for the top prizes.
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Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine shoot down an army helicopter near the flashpoint town of Sloviansk, killing 14 people including a general.
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