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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2019
- Prince Charles Edward was Queen Victoria's youngest grandchild. Brought up at Claremont House and educated at Eton until he was 14, Charles Edward was forced by Queen Victoria to take up the Dukedom of Coburg in Germany after a series of unexpected deaths of uncles and cousins. Transformed overnight from a British Prince to a German Duke, his life was altered in ways he could never have imagined.
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Wow, between Parliament and the Crown, Britain did everything it could to throw this man away. His service to the Queen literally caused his expulsion from the Royal family.
It wasnt the first time.
Well he saw crystalline naught. He shook hitters hand. What did he do to stand up to Natzis? The Queen had long since passed away.
@@Cate7451 he'd already been expelled by the rise of Nazism. He was expunged from the rolls after WWI. I'm not defending his support of fascism, just pointing out the timeline.
This man was vaguely related to HM The Queen...A cousin of her Grandfather...come on !! ...Who here knows any cousin of their Grandfather
Jack...Ladies don't suffer Hemophilia they merely carry the gene.
Whomever mixed the audio for this should be banned from ever producing again! I can barely hear the narrator over the score. Super irritating, but I persevered. The content is too good to miss!
It’s free.
Wow. You're right. It's awful.
I agree.
Seems fine to me
I can hear the narrator just fine.
Is it just me or is the music just like way louder than the words?
It's just like ...like totally loud. Like so loud. Do us a favor. Don't write like you speak
The background music was far too loud, often drowning out the narrative.
i agree annoying,,
Far too loud indeed..
Fantastic documentary tragically marred by such loud music drowning out the narration for most parts.
Yes it such a shame about the music!!
You know, I always wonder about that with British documentaries. Is it because of the different VHS and DVD standard? Also The planets documentary is the same way. Music blasts away the speaker. London philharmonic did the music for that.
I AGREE with you about the background music!!! The latter has always baffled me; it’s as if the writer didn’t want one to hear what is being said. Maybe the writer is not aware of this self-defeating situation...
Ridiculous and unnecessary
I was able to hear it even with music in background. Then again, I am wearing headphones.
It was my understanding that a big reason Charles Edward wasn't treated more harshly was that his grandson ( born 1946) was the future king of Sweden and people didn't want to embarrass the Swedish royal family. Not only is that not talked about in this documentary, but the fact that King Carl Gustav is his grandson isn't even mentioned.
Wow
Carl Gustaf was only 8 when his grandfather died in 1954. I wonder how 'They' knew he would be King of Sweden nearly 20 years later?
@@andrewhoward7200 He was the heir.
they are more the morons of nazi ideology than anyone else. the royals only marry among themselves and we all just go along with the shows people above broadcast via mass media hype. Time to wake up folks, the people above are sick in the head. Its time we the people stood up and got counted and say, 'no more' to their games as we are the pawns who are dying. You find it ok as he is a royal to sleep and have kids from his cousin? Sick no wonder Epstein is heavily associated with Andrew. they all sickos.
@Maria Kelly King Carl Gustav XVI was a child back then, he would not have known much of what transpired.
I have a hearing aid that I hardly hear the narrator. The background music ruined everything🤦🏾♀️
I really appreciated this documentary and thought it was most informative. However, I found a Music to be jarring and distracted instead of adding to the atmosphere of the film.
Yes, sometimes difficult to discern the narrative, with music so intrusive and too loud. Too bad, otherwise excellent.
You get distracted easily, I have no lssue with the musoc in fact I was paying attention to what was being said
I agree. A little too loud
I have to agree. It happens in Many fantastically interesting documentaries.
I really agree. So many really terrific documentaries are almost wiped out because of the over powering supposedly background music. I wish they wouldn't add it.
Why is everyone using loud and annoying background music in documentaries??? The music is so loud it's impossible to hear the information.
Yes, I agree. The music is distracting.
I thought it was just my bad hearing. 😂
I agree the music almost drowned out the narrative a few times.
usually the worse means the louder the music
We've clicked OFF many a video because of that.
Very sad story. The documentary also fails to mention that his grandson is the current, King Carl Gustav of Sweden through is daughter Princess Sibylla.
Be that as it may, the Swedish king is both loved and respected, he's been a good king!
I still don't understand why there are monarchies in developed countries. It doesn't make sense anymore.
@@MSuyay they actually, or at the very least in Sweden, contribute a lot to the economy. They act as ambassadors and the true representatives of our nation. And, in times such as these with our current worthless clown-government, that is worth so much to our country.
Also, they are a source of pride and unify the majority of our populace. More than half of the nation doesn't trust our government (for obvious reasons) at all, and take little notion when our prime minister speaks. But when the king speaks, the majority listen
@@fromnothingtosomething8334 the only good king is a dead king
The music is frequently louder than the narration. Pity, I would have liked to have understood everything that was said.
I agree with Michael the music is too loud...is a shame indeed!!! 🤨☹😖
Great documentary... sheds light on the Prince's plight from the other perspective. Guys, they call it background music for a reason though!
Agreed! Can't hear female narrator because of background music. Crazy!
The words are hard to hear over the loud violins.
So sad that the only reason Charles Edward was there is because Queen Victoria wanted it.
Nobody forced him to become pal with Hitler!
I think she sent him because it was a wealthy gain. And what would be the english monarchy without someone to pay for the pomp
She sent him out of greed but it was his choice to follow Hitler, he was no Victim
true but we cant blame queen victoria who knew what her family would become of
Background music is way too loud! Can barely hear the narrator.
Charles Edward was NOT Queen Victoria's youngest grandchild. The queen's youngest grandchildren were those born to her youngest daughter Beatrice, wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg. Their children were: Alexander, afterwards Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886-1960); Victoria Eugenie (1887-1969) afterwards Queen of Spain by marriage to King Alfonso XIII;
Prince Leopold of Battenberg (1889-1922) who after 1917 became Lord Leopold Mountbatten and Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891-1914)..
who the HELL is the sound engineer???? can barely hear the narrator
Who ever mixed the audio in this video is an idiot.
Well, these aren't exactly new docs, so whoever uploaded it, clearly didn't fix the audio.
There's been some f**kery over the past year or so that has messed up the audio on both old and new uploaded videos. It seems to be worst if you're viewing on a mobile device. I get this when I'm watching on my phone, but it's significantly better if I'm watching on a desktop computer. I have no idea why this is.
What a shame - SENT to Germany, forced into positions there, then banished and stripped of English titles & position simply because he DID obey Queen Victoria.
His younger daughter, Princess Caroline Mathilde claimed that her father had sexually abused her. The allegation was backed by one of her brothers. He was a Nazi war criminal involved in the deaths of 100,000 disabled people.
Vickie was dead by ww1 he could have done GREAT ESCAPE gone home but 💰 was too good
@@samsmom400 Oh, my! These are heavy accusations. It must really pain King Carl Gustaf of Sweden to have him as a grandfather.
@@samsmom400 But, he was an excellent dancer!
@@samsmom400 he was the symbolic figure head of the red cross in germany and didnt really actually call any shots. It was the fanatical doctors that carried out those killings
The background music on this videos is extremely too loud. I can't understand what the narrator is saying.
Found this very interesting. Shame the music was so loud tho
This man is the grandfather of the king of Sweden but very few Swedish people would be able to point him out. I am Swedish but I didn't hear anything about him until I was grown up. He has been erased out of Swedish history.
A avut o existenta foarte tulburata ,S-a născut fără sa-si cunoască tatăl (Leopold -fiul reginei Victoria !, educația primita incerta in spiritul evenimentelor din Europa dezorientata și fără siguranță, Un print trist cu un loc în istorie greu de definit !!!!
It’s too sad to see what the political turmoils of the 19th and 20th century caused to Europe, especially Britain and Germany, which has been widely felt to this day.
Everyone here seems real sad that a scumbag Nazi was ostracized from his family but not bothered at all that he supported a regime that burnt alive and gassed to death 1.5 million children. You people are ought to have your head examined. Disgraceful.
"there was this tiny woman" Victoria was short, but not tiny. She eventually had a 50" waist.
Ok. How about "a short moutain of a woman". Does that fit the picture better?
@@TheTheotherfoot pleasantly plump.
She really looked like a toad..
Tilda Swinton. I could listen to her talk all day, what a voice...amazing narration.
He was screwed from the moment his granny sent him to Germany.
He still made a conscious decision to join.
@@katemaloney4296 that's right, because he knew what was expected of him. It's a pity his family in England could see that.
@Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Blood-sucking Nazis.
True - and yet chose to join the Nazis on his own...
@Hawaiian Pride they were screwed at the end of the war and yet throughout the war ' while millions were dying - they cheered Hitler like a god. I have no pity on them at all!
How sad,
He was left alone several times.
Abandonment. I feeelz.
Good documental.
Shame that background music is so loud that it doesn't allow us to hear better.
Too bad an incompetent person made this with loud obnoxious noise drowning out the narrative .
Can't watch this nonsense .
Perhaps a competent person will remake a video,without horrible noise shutting out the story .
Thank you for this video! I had no idea this man existed. Very informative!
The litany over the years of Hitler, Hitler, Hitler obscures the support of multitudes without whom Hitler would have accomplished nothing but bad watercolors. And that is exactly the way many postwar Germans wanted it.
Extraordinary story. Never heard of him before this video. He went from British Royal to German Nazi.
Many of the Windsor family relatives became Nazis.
I wouldn’t blame Queen Victoria, I think she was trying to make a way for him to elevate him in life knowing his father was dead she wanted him to be a meaningful royal with purpose. Where the problem came was that Wilhelm wasn’t supposed to go to war with his cousins and was expected to keep the monarch going but he didn’t listen to his mother and was jealous of his cousin believing that he was the greatest power.
No. He was the last and also the YOUNGEST of those she considered. No one else wanted to GO. He was forced, he had no choice. Everyone seems to forget THAT BIT.
Queen Victoria wasn’t trying to give him a position, he HAD ONE. He had an estate…she wanted to send someone there out of VANITY, to keep a grip on the place and hold onto it because of Albert, it’s connection to him. She sacrificed a young boy for it. Evil witch.
I hope she burns for this decision.
What a story! The royal family history has so many twists and turns. I never knew about this one, tragic and fascinating.
This channel has brilliant documentaries, but some of its videos like this one have horrible sound production; some of the narration was almost completely drowned out by the unnecessarily loud background music!
Very bad editing. The narration is covered by the background score.
You can thank whoever uploaded it, without fixing the audio first that.
Seems to me the disgrace was on the part of Queen Victoria. The shame of the British Royal Family has been hidden in a forgotten footnote, as has its shame for not rescuing the Zsar and his family has also been hidden away.
Liar,,,the British sent HMS Marlboro to pick up the Royal family and it picked up those that made the pick up point ie the zsars mother and about 19 other Romanovs,,the zsar totally ignored sound advice as usual and refused his mothers advice to flee the country,,,!!!.never let facts get in the way of a good story heh,,!!!.
I'm curious. The German's paid for the leader of the Bolsheviks to return to Russia after their army had all but deserted, the Czar's supporters lost the civil war, what did you want the British to do? The charge of the Light Brigade didn't turn out too well.
@@glennforster8490 If you read the research from the time, you will discover there was a window during which the British could have saved the tzar and his family. They chose not to go through with it for fear of what might happen to the British Royal Family in the WW1/post-WW1 anti-royalty atmosphere.
to me the disgrace is on the blind populous, who turn a blind eye to pure neo nazi fundamental belief system embedded in this video. You are all blind as a bat.
You forget to look at this from Queen Victoria's point of view. Germany was ruled by her own grandson. Kaiser Wilhelm was family, and Germany was a friendly country. To send Charles Edward there was, in her eyes, a great favor to him. It was unfathomable to her that her own country, and especially her own beloved family, would turn their backs against other members of her family
Fantastic documentary, wonderfully narrated thank you for the upload.
There are parts of this video that one can barely hear over the music. That one negativity aside, it's a fascinating story.
Excellent documentary
Very special story...Thanks for posting.
Thank you for this informative piece about the Royal family!
It took me a lifetime to realize that "enemies of the state" had little to do with whether those ppl were good or bad but had take up positions that the power structure wouldn't tolerate
The music is deafening at times... Otherwise, EXCELLENT !!! ❤ BUT, still makes me tear UP remembering those AUFUL, TRAGIC YEARS !!! 😢😢😢
The Royal Family was horrible, first this man, then Tsar Nicholas and his family thrown under the bus,instead of rescuing them. What horrible people
@@jamesw5453 lol the rage
At that time the royal motto was Jeder für sich .
go see the letter of albert pike to mazzini to understand that. what i find more disturbing is the marrying internal, in other words PURE ARYAN ideology in the family.
It all seems that the British monarchy did what they did out of fear of losing their own monarchy in England. It was quite popular at the time to abolish monarchies all across Europe.
*British Royal Family
So interesting - I never knew this - so glad for closed caption with this loud music!!!
I discontinued watching. The background music was too loud. I can't understand the narrator.
You can barely hear the narration for the background music
The mixer should be advised that this is a documentary, NOT a concert. Whenever music was played, no voice was possible to be listened. A pitty
"Despite four state visits to Germany, and family connections, Coburg remains one town the Queen has never visited."
Absolutely Nonsens. She loved it there especially the birthplace Rosenau and Coburg where she opens the statue of Albert... Than she would Be there a last time in 1894 when Victoria Melitta married.
Such a pity that the music is so loud and the lady speaking so softly, I had to change canals, cant strain my ears so much.
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Agreed. Some parts are incredibly loud. I'm on six minutes in & ready to find something else to watch.
Anmarie, a ear muffs or headphones will help you..
I don’t find any change of volume at all
@@mjperfume7907 using ear buds
damned if ya do...damned if ya don't. poor guy. all he ever wanted was to be an Englishman living in the country that bore him. he was forced to leave and become someone else...for people who weren't his kindred. then, two wars happen and he must fulfill his duty to his people and adopted country. because he does this he is declared an enemy of the very land he never wanted to leave. he didn't need titles...he would have been happy working as a game keeper for the royal family. the only person who gave a damn about him was his sister.... bless his heart.
talk about getting the shitty end of the stick.
Funny thing is the whole Windsor/Germanic family suffered from hemophilia and other defects from the interbreeding. If not in England, they could have been subject to this program.
TRUE. LOL This Royal worm was a scumbag. He handed over for soviet was a better option.
He became involved in some"troublesome activities". This is a sad story made worse by using nice words for what was horror and madness.
Madness is the right word
Queen Victoria threw him under the proverbial (Double-Decker) Bus.
When you want to secure the ancestral homelands only for like 2 monarchs later them to be like ''Yeah no, we Windsor now''
How could she know what was to become of her family and world politics after her death?
@@humgap Not saying she knew, because how would you know what would happen like 17 years after you are dead, but that she tried pretty hard to maintain her dynasty's ancestral homeland only for it to be completely abandoned and the dynasty name changed
doccyclopz If Queen Victoria had *"literally"* thrown him under the bus, she would have had to lift him in her arms and throw him under the wheels of a moving vehicle. Then of course, he would have been killed by being run over. It would have have been strange and highly illegal public execution, with with the bus driver agreeing to be an executioner. It would have, in effect, made the queen a murderess. Her reign would have ended and she would have had to be convicted.
@@theinkbrain She figuratively threw him under...better?
*You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.*
Even he was forced to send to Germany BUT he also chose to stay in Germany and loyal to German republic after Kaiser's abdication. If he fled the country and went back to UK , his life would be changed.
Maybe he can't? He is their relative but he also is former country's ruler that lose war to them and Britain royalty just disown him. First time he able to visit Britain royalty after WWI is he was there as Hitler's important party member before WWII happen.
Lol he was labelled a traitor. In Germany he had his family and alot of land. He had nothing in england. Charles Edward was a casualty of popular opinion. The British Royals are very keen for the public mood. That's why they have survived when the French beheaded their king and Tsar got executed and Kaiser got exiled
Please turn the music down, it's hard to hear you at times.
don't forget that he also saw King George 5 refuse to send a boat to save his cousin Tzar Nicholas and his family from the revolutionaries
What kind of "boat"? A sailboat? A rowboat? You mean "ship", dunce!
@@autodidact2499 no need to be a prick.... Jackass
The murders of the Russian royal family is a big stain on the British monarchy... btw I read some years ago that the the Russan Royal family's personal precious jewels and other items were forwarded to UK with the intent of the Russian Royal family following some days/weeks later and be united with their cargo... that sadly never happened... Those items need to be sent back to Russia now...
@@josekma1 Please forgive me I have no knowledge of these things you mention. Can you please post the support for your statement?
@@Hands2HealNow .. I've studied history all of my life. What I found is that history is written by the victors. History of the Abrahamic religions are flawed throughout the time.... You have to look at history, current events and religiosity and extrapolate all information and learn to recognize lies, deceptions and disinformation.
“He needed his medicine, he needed his clothes”... they didn’t give the innocent and persecuted Jews the same consideration.
I agree he was treated well compared to prisoners held by Germany, but being older and ill would make the conditions much worse than for younger, well prisoners.
Thanks for the music video. Do you have any documentaries?
Lmao. Thank you!
Fascinating documentary. I came across the name of Charles Edward whilst doing research on T4. I believe that he found out about it the same way as most people did - that the Nazis failed to cover up the murders of the mentally and physically challenged. There is at present an exhibition in Coburg of the British royal family, I said that I would go and see it at my next visit to northern Bavaria, planned for the middle of June 2020. Thanks for posting!
He had choices as an adult,that so many did not. He choose the dark and evil side and from this account for personal gain. He could have risen above his desires for his fortunes.Princess Alice certainly did.This is an account of a very privileged albeit sad childhood, that tries to rationalize evil.
As a German that has grown up trying to understand how the 3rd Reich could have happened, how my own grandfathers could be complicit in such horrors I find the underlying sentiment and excuses that are being made in this episode quite distasteful!! It is dishonoring to the memory of the uncounted victims…
This is all presented in a very emotional and imho biased sort of way…yes, he was sent away to a foreign country, had to learn the language and adapt to Prussian Militarism…but he succeeded and did well - until the times turned tumultuous…his story reads to me as examplary for all of Germany! His cousin the Kaiser didn‘t object to the war, his family reinvented themselves to the exclusion of all their own roots because of popular sentiment , which unfortunately cut his ties to England…he then fought for his cousin against Russia, was made to feel obsolete by socialist reforms and turned to a deluded Austrian who promised to lead Germany back to former Glory…and did his best to help him gain power and respectability.
One could argue that by truly buying into the Nazi delusions of race and superiority although most of his family was british he was even more to blame!! He should have known better.
Why wasn‘t he hanged? Why didn‘t he have to spend years in prison? Exceptions were being made because he was rich and old….but try not to explain away his guilt!!
This is so valuable, I would just suggest that the music is a bit too loud over top of the voices making them hard to hear.
The music is so loud it often drowns the commentary.
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..KNOCK OFF THE MUSIC SO WE CAN HEAR THE NARRATION ! USE SOME COMMON SENSE.😝
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While it's true that Prince Charles Edward was a first cousin to both King George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II, he was not a first cousin to Tsar Nicolas II. He was, however, first cousin to the Tsar's wife, the Tsarina Alexandra.
This error is repeated at least twice. Tsar Nicholas II was not a descendant of Queen Victoria, though he and Queen Victoria shared common royal ancestors and, as mentioned, the Tsar married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria
Considering that the british had no pressing cause to enter 1. WW, it seems unbelievably vindictive to declare a man a traitor against whom they had declared war in the first place.
A very interesting story. The background music was terrible and too loud
tone down the music...….yikes
The Treaty of Versaille screwed a lot of families and simply being German during and after WW2 screwed a lot more.
Right! The Froggs are to be blamed for a lot of disasters.
A magnificent presentation of a great life plagued by circumstances.
I know. Serpents need love too!
Extraordinary lives these people live, captured extraordinarily well by this documentary. Thank you.
Yes. It is said of serpent seed, in a general way of speech, they have only one regret when they leave this ol' world in death. That is, they will no longer be able to offend the Creator! Extraordinary.
Pity you can't hear what she says because of the racket in the background. :/
Turn down the music please! It blurs out the narration.
Great documentary. Thanks for sharing this one. I’m sorry to say that it was almost impossible to hear the story as the music was sooo loud which spoiled the entire story.
Interesting content
I find him a tragic figure, he was forced into a life he never wanted. He would've preferred to stay in England, but was forced to take the Dukedom of Cohburn.
Coburg.
Oh, the poor little thing! Imagine being “forced” to take a title and all the money and perks that go with it.
No one “forced” him to be a Nazi!
I find it disturbing and proof its all just a show. They are good actors, yeah sure he lost everything lol. Only was given a house and his favorite bed. Come on stop being blind to reality. Sick people creating war on both sides between them. Cousins marry each other, you a man of bible that's a big no no. Sick people leading the blind.
@@nanaberry4120 I was wondering why everyone was whining about the British Royal Family; thanks for the sanity check
"...forced into a life he never wanted." Well, nobody forced him to become pal with Hitler!
I wish they'd dump that loud violin music. :(
I enjoyed it very much, but there was a documentary that kept on interrupting the ads!
Absolutely fascinating. Just affirms that truth is stranger (and more interesting) than fiction.
Did you find some truth here?
💢GEZUS FREAKIN CHRIST-THE BACKGROUND MUSIC IS LOUDER THAN THE NARRATOR! Can’t enjoy or learn. 🗣🔈👂🎼🔊📢😖🚫
@@lonnied7709 But it’s true. You listen to it.
@@gothictdk3792
Well Kaiser Walelm ll was also Queen Victoria grandson, who was the Kaiser of German that was blamed for World War 1. He was the son of Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's first child and daughter. .
Why is this music so loud? Can't hear the women talking 😑
It's very interesting but I can't take straining my ears to hear the quiet commentary over the loud music.
His grandson is also the king of Sweden. Why wasn’t he welcomed there? His daughter was crown princess.
His younger daughter, Princess Caroline Mathilde claimed that her father had sexually abused her. The allegation was backed by one of her brothers. He was a Nazi war criminal involved in the deaths of 100,000 disabled people.
Probably forbidden to go there by the Riksdag.
Sibylle never become Crown Princess her husband died 1947 three years before his grand father King Gustav V.
@@samsmom400 where did you read this info? Not being snarky just curious - Caroline Mathilde had a very difficult life, if true this allegation would explain a lot. Is there a reliable source for her claim?
Just another example of how ruthless they all have been throughout history . They would hang there own mother if it suits them. Queen Victoria banished her own grandson to Coburg just to claim the title and wealth . But yet the English love their Royals and keep perpetuating this Lie on all of us.
His family really screwed him...family’s like that 😩
That's cause the British Royal Family are all screw up.
The whole "but they're family!!!" crap is totally overrated. It's great if you've got a good family, but if you don't you're screwed.
Fascinating and really, really sad. Thank you for this video. I am an avid student of English history but had never heard of this prince.
The music's volume tested my mettle. I watched the whole thing 👍
This would be a fantastic documentary....IF...the soundtrack were not so loud...or absent altogether~!!! It is very, VERY hard to hear the commentary.
I missed some of the narration because of the loud background music.
That's okay bcuz they won't tell you the royals are snakes.
@@AverageAmerican ? You think there hasn’t been snakes in America’s history? Be careful.
@@Grace-tc1lq Snakes rule the world. America is no exception...
I guess Charles was the human sacrifice from the queen, to hold her position in the face of her name and the fact that her husband was a German
Well they say royalty eats it's own children. Too bad for him.
Music in this video makes it very very hard to watch ;(((((
Life is hard. So, so many people have had their livelihoods ripped from them, lost all that they’ve known, and STILL didn’t participate in genocide. I do not feel sorry for him.
fizzys26
He didn’t personally hurt anyone.
He was not a leader. He did have that kind of strength. Allowed people to use him.
Lol, nobody cares what you feel😂😂😂
I thought Hitlers favorite was the Duke of Windsor!
IT WAS
So did I!
The Windsors were German
@@maggiemae7749 ...part German...Queen Elizabeth's mother was of Scottish descent I believe possibly Scottish and English...her father King George 6th had a part Danish mother (Mary of Teck) and his father was Queen Victoria's grandson George 5th, so yes the queen has German heritage but also some other things.
@@triciabarr4620 I think you meant George V had a Danish born mother, Queen Alexandra, born a princess of Denmark. Mary of Teck, George VI's and the Duke of Windsor's mother, was truly German. She was the daughter of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (of the House of Hanover) and Francis, Duke of Teck ( a German title as well). The Duke of Windsor ( as well as George VI) was 3/4 German and 1/4 Danish because his mother Queen Mary was 100% German and his father George V was 1/2 German and 1/2 Danish. And yes, Queen Elizabeth II is a quarter Scottish through her mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who was 1/2 Scottish and 1/2 English. She was the daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore, a Scottish peer, and Cecilia Cavendish Bentick, English.
So sad. Granny was trying to reincarnate her husband in her own absurd way. And the boy was damned from the start. Granny was a bit off in her head. Poor boy.
I previously read she "lost it" when Albert died... this documentary really solidifies that. She couldn't get past her grief!
I'm no psychiatrist, but Victoria had her own issues and unfortunately she imprinted those issues in dealing with her kids. Her daughter Alice's wedding was more a funeral marring her marriage. Her granddaughter the last Tsarita was two short of a basket case and her insane fanaticism to religion made opus dei look like cafeteria catholics. Her son Edward was a world class philanderer almost just for the sake of being contrary to his father. Her daughter Beatrice was overly sheltered to the point her life became revolved around being a companion and secretary to her mother that she was only allowed to finally marry when it she chose a prince with no title or holding just to guarantee she wouldnt have to live abroad. Granted this would be the environment Carl Edward grew up in but at the same time he CHOSE to be a Nazi and follow Hitler. So can't really feel sorry for him when he was old enough to make his own decisions. But the mental state of Victoria and how it impacted the royals as a whole would be a fascinating study. Surprised no one has done a documentary or book on it
Charles Edward was the son of Victoria's youngest son and was born shortly before his father, who had hemophilia, died at age 30. Because of his health his father never merited a royal appointment or served in the army. Charles Edward lost his dukedom and was stripped of his royal titles after WWI in 1919.
So much for duty and loyalty - not one Royal saved his life
Danke für diese Dokumentation!Wie konnte das alles nur geschehen?Unbegreiflich!
28:16 Why was meeting Hitler such a horrific thing to do at that time? Hitler "the demon" only became "a demon" later. You could have been friends with child at school who much later in life became a serial killer but the child you knew was not a serial killer back then.
I think it's posthumous judgement. If I remember from something correctly, that meeting with the Nazis was "controversial" but not scandalous like it is now. And I think Wallis and Edward were in the hip crowd in Europe and many sophisticated rich people thought Nazism was novel and progressive. The Nazi's were avid propaganda makers. By 1938, that all was changing but I think they met with Hilter before then. Could be wrong.
Mein Kampf said a lot of what hitler had in mind, lol. his walk into german parliament was over the dead bodies of MANY!!!
@@trevorbenfield6678 I don't know what that has to do with my comment. While some people may have sensed or known Hitler was bad news (like Charlie Chaplin) most of the world was either in denial or duped before Germany invaded Eastern Europe. I don't know if generally people in the 1930s were even aware that Mein Kampf was in existence.