Steve Walker wrote:
> Gaz wrote:
>> 43 Elephants wrote:
>>> Baldoni wrote:
>>>> Could the heir to the throne marry a non European. Or rather would
>>>> he be *allowed* to marry anyone other than a European. Would it be
>>>> possible for the heir to the British crown to marry a black person ?
>>> Sorry only Krouts and Dagos.
>> Queen Elizabeth was born in London, her mother was born in London, her
>> mothers father was born in London, her mothers mothers was also born
>> in london, her father was born in Norfolk, his father was born in
>> london and his mother was born in London.
>>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Windsor
> " By virtue of Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and
> Gotha, son of Duke Ernst I of the small German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and
> Gotha, her descendants were members of the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and
> Gotha with the house name of Wettin. Victoria's son Edward VII and his son
> George V reigned as members of this house.
>
> However, high anti-German feeling among the people during World War I
> prompted the Royal Family to abandon all titles held under the German crown
> and to change German-sounding titles and house names for English-sounding
> versions. On 17 July, 1917, a royal proclamation by George V provided that
> all agnatic descendants of Queen Victoria would be members of the House of
> Windsor with the personal surname of Windsor. The name Windsor has a long
> association with English royalty through the town of Windsor and Windsor
> Castle. "
>
>
So although born in Norway if I change my name to
Westminster bridge it will make me English?
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