London, Nov. 22
The Duke of Windsor's libel action against William Heinemann, Ltd. the publishers, and Mr. Geoffrey Dennis. ihe author of "Coronation Commentary" has been settled by the defendants paying a large sum of money as damages, which the Duke intends io divide among the charities in which he was particularly interested as Prince of Wales and King.
Mentioning the case for the Duke before Lord Hewart, Lord Chief Justice, King's Bench Division, Sir William Jowitt, said that utterly groundless allegations of fact had necessitated the Duke's taking proceedings in order that misleading Suggestions should not be left unchallenged.
One suggestion, Sir William stated, was that the lady who was now the Duchess of Windsor had been the Duke's mistress before his marriage to her. That was entirely untrue, he said.
It could not be supported by a shred of evidence and the defendants did not seek to justify it.
"Coronation Commentary," Sir William continued, stated tha Duke at times had recourse to "other sources of courage." It was utterly untrue, he declared, to say that His had at any time given
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