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a german family that rebranded during wartime and never stopped performing englishness since.
means the royal house of the united kingdom, the ceremonial family occupying the british throne since 1917.
from originally the house of saxe-coburg and gotha, renamed windsor in 1917 by george v to sound less german while britain was at war with germany, borrowing the name of the castle instead of admitting the family tree.
name change year1917, mid world war one, out of pr necessity
actual surnamestill technically wettin, german in origin
castle borrowedwindsor castle predates the family name by centuries
firm nicknamestaff call the institution the firm internally
for instance
elizabeth ii — reigned 70 years, longest of any british monarch, died 2022
edward viii abdication — gave up throne in 1936 to marry wallis simpson
charles iii coronation — crowned 2023, first coronation broadcast in color since 1953
harry and meghan exit — stepped back from royal duties in 2020, moved to california