I’m still not used to the cumbersome British royal family name, Mountbatten-Windsor, but I’m at least glad there’s at least some consequences for association with Epstein, even if it is relatively small.
I assume you will be delighted to learn that “Windsor” actually is just a cover name for Saxe-Coburg and Gotha because in 1917 having a German house on the British throne didn’t seem right.
Weird that The Guardian has chosen a completely unique new convention for naming this guy in headlines. Everyone else would have their family name in the headline.
I’m still not used to the cumbersome British royal family name, Mountbatten-Windsor, but I’m at least glad there’s at least some consequences for association with Epstein, even if it is relatively small.
I assume you will be delighted to learn that “Windsor” actually is just a cover name for Saxe-Coburg and Gotha because in 1917 having a German house on the British throne didn’t seem right.
Edit: Totally forgot that Mountbatten is also just a German housename in disguise.
So scandalous that ze Germans have infiltrated the Royal Family! 🧐
I, too, have watched The Crown 😜
You have? Cause I haven’t.
You should, it’s pretty good. There’s an explicit point and a few scenes about the decision to switch their last name to a non-German one
Yes but Mountbatten is anglicization of Battenburg, not Glücksburg. All those branches are intertwined, of course.
We are both right, though I didn’t express it correctly.
Prince Phillip adopted the name Mountbatten, which is English for Battenburg, but he is of the House of Glücksburg.
* Battenberg
Berg = mountain
Burg = castle
Weird that The Guardian has chosen a completely unique new convention for naming this guy in headlines. Everyone else would have their family name in the headline.
It’s so that the readers can tell who’s being talked about at a glance, not weird at all.