Future King George V of the U.K. (then Prince of Wales)(right) standing next to his first cousin, Tsar Nicholas ll of Russia(left). 1909

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image showing Future King George V of the U.K. (then Prince of Wales)(right) standing next to his first cousin, Tsar Nicholas ll of Russia(left). 1909

sambra21980 on January 15th, 2020 at 18:17 UTC »

Also both related to the Kaiser of Germany, if I recall.

mk36109 on January 15th, 2020 at 18:42 UTC »

Spoiler alert, it doesnt end well for nicholas

I_am_Cheburashka on January 15th, 2020 at 20:52 UTC »

I just listened to a podcast about these two men. George had a opportunity to save Nicholas and his family by granting asylum to them in England but the people of England already believed George was to close to the Germans so having Nicholas and his German wife come to England would have been a bad look. I can’t do the story justice but the podcast is called Noble Blood, episode Ever Dearest Cousin Nicky.