Why King Charles is more German than British

The Windsors weren’t always Windsors. Their original name was the extremely German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a dynastic title straight out of a Wagner opera. It started with Queen Victoria, whose mother was German, and whose beloved Prince Albert was so thoroughly German that he practically radiated orderliness and efficient Christmas tree placement. The Victorian era might feel like a golden age of Britishness now, but genealogically, it was as German as pretzels and philosophy.