Attempted Assassination of King Edward VIII

In a shocking revelation, it has come to light that an individual named McMahon was not only involved in a failed assassination attempt on King Edward VIII but also served as an informant for MI5, the British secret intelligence service. Initially, McMahon claimed his actions were a form of protest, asserting that he had no intention of harming the King. However, during his trial, he shifted his narrative, alleging that a foreign power had paid him to carry out the assassination, which he intentionally botched. In his memoir, titled "He Was My King," McMahon detailed how he was allegedly recruited by the Italian embassy in London to kill the King. He expressed frustration that his attempts to alert MI5 and the Home Secretary about the plot were ignored. This raises troubling questions about whether MI5 may have allowed the assassination attempt to proceed, possibly believing that the King's death could benefit Britain. Declassified intelligence files lend credence to McMahon's claims, revealing that he was indeed one of MI5's informants. In September 1935, he approached MI5, stating that he would operate under the direction of the military intelligence department. He further claimed that MI5 viewed the King's death as a potential advantage, suggesting that they wanted to distance themselves from any connection to McMahon. King Edward VIII's abdication came just 11 months after his ascension to the throne, and the newly uncovered documents indicate a possible link between his abdication and the intelligence operations surrounding McMahon's actions. The implications of these revelations continue to unfold, raising significant historical questions.