King George V changed the surname of the British Royal family to Windsor; what had it been previously?
House of Wettin son (King Edward VII) or by her grandson (King George V); they were simply Kings of the House of "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha". Severe anti-German sentiment during World War I (1914-1918) led some influential members of the British public quietly to question the loyalty of the royal family, because they had a German or German-sounding name. Advisors to King George V searched for an acceptable surname for the British royal family, but "Wettin" was rejected as "unsuitably comic". An Order in Council legally changed the name of the British royal family to "Windsor" in 1917. For an extensive treatment of the coats of
King George Tupou V Royal Family Order King George Tupou V Royal Family Order The King George Tupou V Royal Family Order was an order conferred as a sign of personal esteem from King George Tupou V to female members of the Royal family of Tonga. The King George Tupou V Family Order was established by His Majesty George Tupou V, The King of Tonga. The Order was established by King George in 2008 upon his accession to the throne, following the death of his father, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. King George modelled his Royal Family Order after those established by the British Sovereigns. The tradition of