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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Asya Likhtman

Private islands used as hideaway by Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson on sale for £3m

A pair of private islands on the River Thames, where Prince Edward is said to have met Wallis Simpson for assignations during their courtship, have gone up for sale for a combined £3 million.

Holm Island in Berkshire is being sold alongside Hollyhock Island, linked by a footbridge, which was once home to The Nest – the discreet hideaway for the then future king and his divorced lover.

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