I'd say they used some poetic license in getting Bates to London and back in one day. I seriously doubt they would have had more than one train a day there back then.
And, yes, that was Prince Edward of Wallis Simpson fame. He really was known as quite a womanizer in his day.
Also, pre-WWII, tours of the Continent by Americans, especially Germany were quite common. The Nazis, sadly, were "interesting", Berlin nightlife was in its heyday, Bavaria was rowdy, Baden-Baden was healthy. Germany was prosperous.
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