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Page thirteen of Edward VIII letter. <br />
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A remarkable letter written by controversial monarch Edward VIII that exposes him as an ungrateful, sexist and racist prince has come to light.<br />
The Prince of Wales, who later became the first King to voluntarily abdicate, told of the 'miserable and loathsome' time he was having on a Caribbean cruise.<br />
He visited Barbados in 1920 in what was supposed to be a diplomatic trip of the British Empire but he described the tropical paradise as a 'bum place'.<br />
The Royal reported the local scenery as being 'ugly' and he found the 'coloured population' to be 'revolting'.<br />
The letter is being sold on Saturday in London.