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A jealous woman writes an anonymous letter to the King's Proctor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Assuming that Sir John grants the divorce, any technical flaw in this decision can be discovered only by another of Edward VIII's officials, the King's Proctor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of these the King's Proctor turns over to detectives.
From Time Magazine Archive
The decree nisi cannot be made a decree absolute for six months, and thus until April 27, 1937, Mrs. Simpson is technically under the surveillance of an official known as the King's Proctor.
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In Scotland there is no decree nisi, no decree absolute, and no intervention by the King's Proctor.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )
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