It is suggested that the Abdication was a whim that occurred on December 10 1936 as indicated by the opening title and the subsequent scene. The document was merely signed on that date after a week of discussion. Wallis Simpson had gone to France on December 3 to escape the press and therefore was not present.
Group Captain Townsend is shown returning from Brussels on a BOAC plane. BOAC did not fly to Brussels. European routes were flown by BEA, BOAC flew intercontinental routes.