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A letter by Edward VIII revealing how he helped his brother George VI have an affair with the original Australian 'good-looking Sheila' has been unearthed 103 years later.
The then Prince of Wales persuaded Lord Loughborough to play a round of golf with him so his brother 'Bertie' could be alone with his wife Lady Sheila Loughborough.
It took place when the two princes visited the Loughborough's residence in Winchester, Hampshire, in 1919.
At the time Edward was in a relationship with his married lover Freda Dudley Ward and 'Bertie' was said to be infatuated with her Australian friend Shelia.
In the letter, Edward told Dudley Ward he 'lured Loughie away' to 'give Sheilie a chance of being alone with Bertie'.
The then Prince of Wales (right) persuaded Lord Loughborough to play a round of golf with him so his brother 'Bertie' (left) could be alone with his wife Lady Sheila Loughborough (centre)
At the time Edward was in a relationship with his married lover Freda Dudley Ward and 'Bertie' was said to be infatuated with her Australian friend Shelia (pictured)
In the letter, Edward told Dudley Ward he 'lured Loughie away' to 'give Sheilie a chance of being alone with Bertie'
