Civics: Royal family ‘on mission to rewrite history’, claims archives campaign

Valentine Low:

In one instance, she said, an entire book about Prince George, Duke of Kent, was cancelled because of lack of access. George, the youngest brother of Edward VIII and George VI, died in an air crash in Scotland in 1942 while serving with the RAF.

The author, who wishes to remain anonymous to maintain good relations with Buckingham Palace, believes there has been a cover-up over the prince’s death. It has been suggested that he flouted wartime regulations to carry out his mission.

The author said he was denied access to the Royal Archives in Windsor and the prince’s file in the National Archives in Kent had “obviously been weeded”.

He added: “A family which relies on public support to retain its primacy in British social life has, I believe, a duty to act responsibly when it comes to breaking the law, especially in wartime. The actions of the Royal Archives in disallowing me access to Kent’s files amounts to censorship, nothing less.