Prince Edward Mrs Simpson & The S S Politician Incident

This story is an alternative account of the reported sinking of the ship S.S. Politician in 1942. The ship was loaded with cargo destined for Barbados as the personal possessions of Edward Prince of Wales and Mrs. Simpson. The Secret Service did in fact scupper the ship and many artefacts and valuables were unloaded from the ship prior to it being sunk. They were then stored in the crypt of a house on a large estate near Oban in Scotland and generally forgotten about until 2002.The establishment in London decided that they should be moved south.This leaked out to a group of politicians who decided to employ a well known criminal to intercept the treasure and keep it in Scotland.The fiction story written by Compton McKenzie title Whisky Galore,later a film of the same name was produced. Compton McKenzie was of course a member of the secret service and deeply involved in the incident. Was his book a cover up? You decide.