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For sale - Edward VIII's leather lederhosen, bought on honeymoon in Austria after abdicating the throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1937.<br />
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After the honeymoon the Duke of Windsor faced further accusations of disloyalty after his unofficial royal visit to Nazi Germany.<br />
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During the visit, he even attended a political rally flanked by SS guards and met Hitler at his Alpine retreat at Berchtesgaden.<br />
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The pale grey chamois lederhosen which has leather shoulder straps and lacing to the sides is tipped to sell for £7,400.