The news of the British royal family’s denial of its German origins is shocking and raises questions about the veracity of the reasons that led King George V in 1917 to decide to deny the blood that runs through his veins and through the veins of the members of royalty family. The German surname is Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and has been replaced by the name Windsor.

Reasons for the decision

In 1917, London was subjected to a Nazi bombing raid, which killed around 200 people and 18 children in a school. A campaign against the Germans arose among the British people and reacted to the attack on a ship by a German submarine. This was followed by moves targeting German interests, as the capital was home to 68,000 Germans. The negative atmosphere towards the Germans caused the resignation of the British naval commander, who speaks with a clear German accent.
All these events embarrassed King George V, who could no longer understand his German origins in exchange for his people’s rejection of negative and ugly behavior during the war, and he had to make the decision to amend the surname, which was a difficult decision. . , but he had the courage and declared before the British official authorities: “For ourselves and for the good of future generations, the name Sachs and the surnames that result from it no longer belong to us.” After the reading of the Manifesto, the King took it upon himself to erase generations from the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family tree.

The decision includes men.

The decision to amend the name did not apply only to the males of the royal family line, but Queen Elizabeth II put an end to the confusion and announced in April 1952: “It is my will and my desire to be with my children carrying the name Windsor and to be borne also by the heirs and their children, and since then the females have borne the name of Windsor.” .

shame for the name

In 1840, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married Queen Victoria. But his German roots embarrassed him. In 1714, after Anne died without an heir to the throne, the choice fell on a Protestant relative, George I, with whom Anne was related for three generations. But the problem is that the king was not born on British soil and does not speak English. And all the successor heirs to the throne are from the German dynasty, George II, George III, to Queen Victoria, who reigned on the throne for 64 years. Queen Victoria and her son, King Edward VII, are also German. Her mother and her heir speak French, German and English. Since King George III, who became king in 1760, everyone has been born in London.

princess daisy

Princess Margaret’s posture was remarkable during her attendance at the screening of a film directed by Steven Spielberg, in which Nazi soldiers and police dogs attack frightened Jewish prisoners, she stood up and said that she could no longer hear a single word about the Jews. and the Nazi holocaust.

prince philip

Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was born to German parents and his sisters, who grew up in Germany, married German men. His wedding to Queen Elizabeth was attended by his mother and her sisters were absent from the occasion.