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1st November 10, 02:06 PM
#18
 Originally Posted by Mike_Oettle
Jock from Skye, while the British royals have a fair dollop of Danish blood (not Greek – remember the Greek royal family is actually Danish) and a good deal of German, they have no Dutch ancestry.
You may be thinking of William III, but remember that he left no legitimate descendants.
The German predominated after the accession of the Hanovers, and even more so since Victoria’s day, but Diana had more Stewart ancestry than Charles, and the Queen Mum was very much a Scot.
King George V was half Danish.
But you are right about the English culture. Philip, as a boy and a young man, felt himself to be English, not Greek or Danish. His maternal grandfather might have been German, but his maternal grandmother belonged to Victoria’s brood.
Regards,
Mike
Thanks for that Mike, you've encouraged me to do a bit of reading on that topic.
 Originally Posted by Jock Scot
Not forgetting a good dollop of Scots blood too, of course. 
Oh Aye, how could I forget .
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