King George VI and the Queen Mother narrowly escaped death in the bombing of Buckingham Palace during the Blitz - but the man who supplied 'inside information' to the Nazis was a royal himself

On September 13, 1940, a German pilot had been given a simple order: to destroy Buckingham Palace and kill the King and Queen. Should he succeed, it would be a triumph for Adolf Hitler.

Feb 21, 2025 - 09:41
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King George VI and the Queen Mother narrowly escaped death in the bombing of Buckingham Palace during the Blitz - but the man who supplied 'inside information' to the Nazis was a royal himself
On September 13, 1940, a German pilot had been given a simple order: to destroy Buckingham Palace and kill the King and Queen. Should he succeed, it would be a triumph for Adolf Hitler.