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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

So scandalous that ze Germans have infiltrated the Royal Family! 🧐

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yes but Mountbatten is anglicization of Battenburg, not Glücksburg. All those branches are intertwined, of course.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

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.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

* Battenberg
Berg = mountain
Burg = castle

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I, too, have watched The Crown 😜

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

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

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 0 points 3 days ago

It's so that the readers can tell who's being talked about at a glance, not weird at all.