Issue #11 - March 2004
The Queen and Her Heritage
The anti-monarchists and republicans keep calling the Queen a German, as if that is a bad thing. As far as I can see, the only bad thing here is their attitude towards the Royal Family and Her Majesty.
Anti-royalists constantly imply that the Queen’s German heritage is a hindrance. This is quite racist, as it pertains to getting rid of her and the monarchy simply because of their background.
It matters nothing to them that the Queen and her family have been steeped in British tradition for generations, working tirelessly for Crown and country. They only see ways to try and get rid of the monarchy, and are doing it through race. Victoria and Albert were German; Queen Alexandra was a Dane; Prince Philip was a Prince of Greece but was of German descent. All of this deems the Royal Family terrible in the eyes of their detractors, even though there is plenty of evidence to the contrary.
Queen Victoria’s children were born in the United Kingdom. They are British. Edward VII’s children were born in the United Kingdom. They, too, are British. And although Edward’s son, George V, married a German princess, she easily adapted to her new country.
Princess Mary of Teck, the future Queen Mary, stated, “We are English from top to toe.” George was of the same mindset as his wife - “I’m damned if I’m an alien.” That says it all right there.
If they always kept up German ways of life and only spoke German, and insisted that the whole of Britain become Germanic in nature, then I could see the rancor. However, simply having German heritage is not a reason for such hate.
I myself have German blood, with roots in Grotzingen (Wurttemburg). This is from a long time ago, though. I am much more connected to my British heritage, which stems from only two generations previous.
Even though I am very British, I have German in my family tree. Does this disqualify me from certain things? I would hope not. The anti-monarchists seem to think so, especially in regards to the Queen. How repulsive!
With Queen Elizabeth II, all of Britain and her people are one nation. The people of the Commonwealth countries are much loved by the Sovereign, and they return that love and loyalty. God Save The Queen - and indeed all of us - from a Republic, whose narrow-minded views are thinly disguised as progress.
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