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Originally Posted by Magnum PEI
Kaiser Willhelm II was Victoria's grandson and disliked his English mother. He feuded with his uncle, Edward VII (the Queen's great grandfather) and hated the British even though he was envious of their naval power and colonizing. This contributed to the North Sea naval arms race and other antagonistic policies which helped sway Britain into the war. Basically, 60 000 Canadians died because the Queen's cousin (three times removed) wanted to best the English side of his family.
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That's all fine and nice but Queen Elizabeth II was born after WWI and wasn't Queen until after WWII. 5 generations of family hatred must be tough to deal with, does it end with her or do you wish Charles, Andrew, Edward and Anne the same fate? what about the next 2 generations?