H He was e was the Prince of Wales, the King of England, and the Duke of Windsor, yet greatness eluded him all his life. With his wistful good looks and boyish charm he captivated millions, yet privately he could be singularly boorish and insensitive to the feelings of others. Much has been written about this enig- matic man, but until now there has never been a fully researched biography of the entire life of Edward VIII, whose abdica- tion for, in his own words, "the woman I love" has always been the focus of pub- lished accounts of him. Why did the handsome, affectionate English boy, the most popular Prince of Wales in history, turn into the embittered, sad-faced man living between Paris and New York-the Duke of Windsor? With unparalleled access to the written and spoken memoirs and letters of those who knew him and his circle intimately, com- bined with the sensitivity of the skillful biographer, Lady Donaldson answers that and other difficult questions with objec tivity, clarity, humor, and a certain legiti mate skepticism.