An estranged duke complaining about senior royals disapproving of his divorced American wife, anger over titles and insisting he is happy abroad: does Edward VIII’s letter bomb for sale remind you of anyone?

A letter from Edward VIII reveals that the royal rift caused by marrying Wallis Simpson has been exposed 84 years later and will be for sale for thousands of pounds.

The private and confidential letter is now being sold at auction by a private collector for an estimated £5,000.

It’s a fascinating letter that reveals remarkable parallels between the current feud between the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and the Royal Family today.

Harry’s spectacular row with his father and brother over their alleged abuse of his American actress wife appears as if history is repeating itself, judging by the contents of his great-great-great uncle’s letter.

Edward caused a constitutional crisis by abdicating the throne in 1936 so he could marry Wallis Simpson

In it, Edward lashed out at the “attitude and behavior” displayed by his mother, Queen Mary, and his sister-in-law, Queen Elizabeth, towards his American socialite wife.

Richard Davie of International Autograph Auctions said: ‘There are certainly parallels to be drawn between the relationships of Edward and Wallis and Harry and Meghan and the impact that Edward and Harry’s love for their American wives has had on their relationships with their siblings . other relatives is certainly a fascinating example of history repeating itself within the House of Windsor.’

Edward caused a constitutional crisis by abdicating the throne in 1936 so he could marry Wallis Simpson.

The subsequent strained relationship between him and the rest of the royal family, especially the Queen Mother, was well documented in the first two series of the Netflix hit The Crown.

A fascinating letter from Edward VIII (pictured) exposing the royal rift caused by his marriage to Wallis Simpson has come to light 84 years later

Edward wrote of his fear that Valais would be shunned by the couple during a planned visit to Britain from their exile in France

The typed letter is on the Duke of Windsor’s personal monogrammed stationery.

It was addressed to his friend Lord Beaverbrook and was in response to a gossip article written about the Duke and Duchess in the Sunday Express newspapers.

Edward wrote of his fear that Valais would be shunned by the couple during a planned visit to Britain from their exile in France.

The duke had been warned by royal courtiers that if that happened it could cause a backlash in public opinion about his brother, King George VI.

At the time he wrote this article in March 1939, the King was about to tour the US and Canada and there were concerns that he would be booed if Wallis was treated poorly in England.

He agreed to postpone his trip to London for the king’s sake, adding that he would “play his brother’s game” but warned that this would be the “last time I would agree to a postponement” ‘.

He also wrote that the contents of the sensitive letter ‘could never be traced back to me’, but as an ‘ardent’ supporter he wanted him to ‘know the truth’.

He wrote: ‘It is for no other reason than fear that the attitude which my mother and sister-in-law are likely to adopt towards my wife would provoke some controversy in England and adverse criticism of them in America, that I have been told to cancel our planned visit to England this spring until after the King and Queen’s official trip to Canada and the United States.

“In keeping with the policy of playing my brother’s game, I have agreed to another postponement, but believe me, for the last time.

“Whatever the behavior of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth towards the Duchess, it would in no way affect any plans we might make to go to England.”

Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936 after only eleven months of marriage to the divorced Simpson

The couple lived in France for the rest of their lives. In 1952 Edward returned to Britain for his brother’s funeral and again in 1965. Pictured are the couple at their home, the Villa La Croe in Cap D’Antibes, Cannes in France in 1939

He debunked the article that the Duke and Duchess had been banished from Britain and revealed that they were living in France in deference to his brother to ‘leave the field free’ for him.

He wrote: ‘Although the Duchess and I have received the greatest courtesy in all the countries, especially France, where we have lived since our marriage, I have preferred not to live outside England for more than two years… I have stayed away out of respect for my brother, that he might leave the field open to establish himself on the throne, which he is said to have succeeded in doing.”

He added that he found it an “insult” that Wallis had been denied the title of Royal Highness.

He wrote: ‘I would like to say that whilst the matter of withholding the title of Royal Highness from the Duchess is of course an insult which as her husband and member of the Royal Family I have always disliked it far more than she . we have too many other, more important interests to worry about such a triviality.’

Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936, after only eleven months of marriage to the divorced Simpson.

The couple lived in France for the rest of their lives. In 1952 Edward returned to Britain for his brother’s funeral and again in 1965.

The sale will take place on Thursday, November 30.