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Howburn Digger
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Edited Sep 19, 2019, 16:34
Re: The Welsh Parliament
Sep 19, 2019, 16:34
spencer wrote:
I thought it was Saxe - Coburg - Gotha


I thought that she took her husband, Philip's name(s) as her surname. Like lots of ladies who got married did.

"Mrs. Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Mountbatten" should have sorted the whole thing out in the Welsh Assembly.

The last part was originally "Battenburg" but following a little "ill feeling" during and after 1914-18 from the thankless millions who died in their name... it became "Mountbatten". Like a sort of camouflage. Apparently "Mountbatten" left a more pleasant taste in British mouths than "Battenburg" - which I can quite believe.

I totally understand why they just tried to wipe the slate clean and go with "Windsor". And it was such an easy mistake for the Welsh lady to make. I mean... who knew? We live and learn.

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