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Are the British Royal family German?

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The Royal Family still opens its presents on Christmas Eve, following the German tradition, which Prince Albert was particularly keen on following. On the other hand, there's no point overstating it. read more

The family renounces its German roots Victoria's line continues as the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. But the First World War - and the Russian revolution - call for a royal rebrand. read more

No, but they have a lot of German ancestry, like most European royal families. Germany was a source of royal wives and occasional new dynasties, because Germany was never properly unified and its nobles had higher status, seen as fit marriage partners. read more

Upon hearing that his cousin had changed the name of the British royal house to Windsor and in reference to Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, German Emperor Wilhelm II remarked jokingly that he planned to see "The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha". read more

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