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With the coming of the first world war there was high anti German sentiment amongst the British people which reached its peak in 1917 when a heavy German aircraft crossed the Channel and bombed London. At this time the King and his family were convinced to abandon all titles held under the German crown and to change German titles and House names to Anglican versions. In July 1917 a Royal Proclamation was issued by GeorgeV that He and all decendents would now be members of the House of Windsor and not by their previous names of Saxe-Coburg Gotha

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