New Documents Show Coco Chanel A Nazi Spy, Had An Affair With The Duke of Westminster

A vintage glass bottle of CHANEL No. 5 perfume is dispalyed during the No. 5 CULTURE CHANEL exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris May 3, 2013. The exhibition, which runs from May 5 to June 5, displays works of art, photographs, archives and objects to provide an account of the inspiration which fed the imagination and world of Coco Chanel. REUTERS

Official Nazi documents prove that Coco Chanel was once a Nazi spy. She allegedly even had an affair with the Duke of Westminster and German officer.

According to Daily Mail, Coco Chanel is under scrutiny for her past connections with the Nazis. Recently discovered Nazi documents revealed that the woman famous for her contribution to the fashion industry also had a dark past. According to Mirror UK, Coco was once a Nazi spy. She was allegedly hired by the Nazi military intelligence division, the Abwehr, and given the code number - F-7124.

The documents, which were found in French Defence Ministry archives, also revealed Coco as being the mediator in peace talks between Britain and Germany. It's believed she was chosen to talk to Britain to end the war because she already had close ties with Winston Churchill. She was also given her code name, Westminster. The name is supposedly in reference to her alleged affair with the Duke of Westminster 20 years ago.

Documents allegedly also revealed she had an affair with a senior Gestapo officer named Baron Hans Gunther von Dincklage when she was 57 years old. Dincklage was reportedly highly regarded by Hitler and propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels when the pair met. Despite the officer being 13 years younger, he and Coco remained lovers for 10 years until after the war when they moved to Switzerland together.

The recent discovery of Coco Chanel being a Nazi spy contradicts previous claims made by the U.S. historian Hal Vaughan. He said Coco "didn't believe in anything except fashion." Vaughn, who also wrote a book about the woman's links to the Nazis, claimed Coco only "believed in beautiful clothes, she believed in her business" and "didn't care about Hitler or politics or Nazism." However, he also claimed that Coco Chanel was a "consummate opportunist" who" gravitated to power and the Nazis were in power." She reportedly even stayed at a luxurious suite at the Ritz Hotel during the Nazi occupation in Paris. She stayed at the hotel where the German's used as headquarters for their air force.

According to Vaughan, this revelation of Coco Chanel having links with the Germans and being a Nazi spy is something that people should just forget. Regardless of the documents' proof, it's reportedly "definitely something that a lot of people would have preferred to put aside." Instead people could supposedly just focus on continuing with the sales of Chanel scarves and jewellery.