17 July 1917, George V issued proclamation, stating that male line descendants of British royal family will bear surname Windsor rather than anglicised German Saxe-Coburg & Gotha due to anti-German sentiment in UK during #WW1. In March 1917, Gotha aircraft began bombing London. pic.twitter.com/l0baHA5Q25
— Revd Nicholas Pye (@RevdPye) July 17, 2022
RT @RevdPye: 17 July 1917, George V issued proclamation, stating that male line descendants of British royal family will bear surname Winds…