After World War II, the Allies found evidence of a top secret German project nicknamed вЂњOperation WilliвЂќ which planned to overthrow EdwardsвЂ™s successor (and Queen Elizabeth IIвЂ™s father) King George VI and reinstall Edward on the throne.

In her 2008 book Edward VIII, biographer Frances Donaldson notes that in 1937, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visited Hitler at his vacation home and Edward saluted Hitler throughout their stay. ThereвЂ™s plenty of evidence that the rumors do have some substance. (He abdicated to marry American socialite Wallis Simpson she was a divorcee, and at the time the Church of England didnвЂ™t allow the monarch to wed someone whoвЂ™d been previously married.) Rumors have long swirled around Edward and Wallace - they took the titles Duke and Duchess of Windsor - that they sympathized with the Nazis in the run-up to World War II. One of the major plot elements in The Crown is the alleged Nazi sympathies of ElizabethвЂ™s uncle, King Edward VIII, who reigned for less than a year in 1936. On her 90th birthday, in 2016, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, then BritainвЂ™s Chief Rabbi and who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, spoke for many when he noted that вЂњthe respect she has shown for all religions has enriched our lives.вЂќ In her 70 years on the throne, her Royal Highness has provided encouragement to many, including her nationвЂ™s Jews. In fact, one recent survey found that the most popular dream in Britain is having tea with the queen. Over three quarters of Britons report feeling admiration and approval for their queen. In Britain, the centerpiece of Her Royal MajestyвЂ™s Jubilee celebrations is a special Bank Holiday weekend June 2-5. This year, people in Britain and around the world are celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving monarch in BritainвЂ™s history, who ascended to the throne 70 years ago, in 1952.

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