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hyndburner · 19-07-2015, 05:23

Well the Nazi sympathies of Edward the Eighth are already well documented, so what new information does this film give us? The answer is probably, not a lot. It was 1933, long before the full horror of the Nazi regime had become apparent.

A dodgy uncle playing with his nieces and getting them to do something for the camera. I'd be more concerned if it had been filmed 10 years later when the Nazis were the enemy with whom we were ar war. I suspect the gesture had nowhere near the sinister significance in 1933 that it had later.

As for the Sun, their managing director appeared on Sky News to defend publication of the pictures, and his interview was entirely in line with the traditions of his paper.

A grubby little journalist writing grubby little stories to try and sell his grubby little rag.

19-07-2015, 05:23	#2
hyndburner Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 87 Liked: 49 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Nazi salute Well the Nazi sympathies of Edward the Eighth are already well documented, so what new information does this film give us? The answer is probably, not a lot. It was 1933, long before the full horror of the Nazi regime had become apparent. A dodgy uncle playing with his nieces and getting them to do something for the camera. I'd be more concerned if it had been filmed 10 years later when the Nazis were the enemy with whom we were ar war. I suspect the gesture had nowhere near the sinister significance in 1933 that it had later. As for the Sun, their managing director appeared on Sky News to defend publication of the pictures, and his interview was entirely in line with the traditions of his paper. A grubby little journalist writing grubby little stories to try and sell his grubby little rag.