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King George VI and the Queen Mother narrowly escaped death in the bombing of Buckingham Palace during the Blitz - but the man who supplied 'inside information' to the Nazis was a royal himself

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On September 13, 1940, a German pilot had been given a simple order: to destroy Buckingham Palace and kill the King and Queen. Should he succeed, it would be a triumph for Adolf Hitler.

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PETER HITCHENS: Steve McQueen's blockbuster Blitz is propaganda dressed up as historical fact - with racism on every street corner and the Communist Party portrayed as heroes

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a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

It is hard to beat a good nostalgic war film at this time of year. So I suspect quite a few people may turn to new film Blitz - but what they'll see is London being portrayed as a city of virulent wh…

Pub doles out 'ration cards' for Guinness amid warnings of nationwide shortage this Christmas - and issues Blitz spirit-style rallying call

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a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Drinkers visiting The Old Ivy House in Clerkenwell, central London, must now buy two other drinks before being entitled to a pint of the black stuff.

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