A Conspiracy of Crowns: The True Story of the Duke of Windsor and the Murder of Sir Harry Oakes

Against the sun-drenched backdrop of wartime Nassau—playground of the wealthy and domain of the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor—unfolds one of the 20th century's most notorious unsolved murders.

July 1943: Multi-millionaire Sir Harry Oakes is discovered brutally murdered in his burned bed, his skull bearing four identical wounds in an almost perfect square. Within forty-eight hours, his son-in-law Alfred de Marigny stands accused—following an investigation so cursory it suggests a predetermined outcome.
Despite winning acquittal after a grueling thirty-two day trial, de Marigny finds himself blacklisted throughout the British territories, his reputation destroyed and his future shattered. For decades, powerful interests have maintained their narrative of his guilt.

Now, de Marigny finally breaks his silence, revealing the dark forces that conspired against him. His explosive account exposes a shadowy world where high society, wartime intrigue, and vast wealth intersect—where currency smuggling, betrayal, and acts bordering on treason lurk beneath Nassau's glittering surface.

"Conspiracy of Crowns" is a riveting personal testimony of one man's fight to reclaim his name against the machinery of privilege, offering the most compelling explanation yet of what truly happened on that fateful night in paradise.