stackyFACTSWhen you are heavily engaged in a massive war against Germany, having a deeply German last name is a PR nightmare. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha smoothly sidestepped the awkward fact that they were biologically highly German by simply changing their name to 'Windsor,' instantly branding themselves as a timeless British institution.
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