The reason why Windsor Castle became the permanent place for the current queen has a story that has to be told about the establishment of the Windsor dynasty.

The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V of England, was the founder of this family. His father's ancestors were originally the Weiting family in Germany, and one of the branches was enfeoffed to the Duchy of Gotha, Saxony, which is today's Thuringia in Germany. At the same time, for many years, several princes of Weiting have been very powerful through marriage or selected kings of many countries, such as Portugal, Belgium and Bulgaria.

On February 1, 184o, Queen Victoria of England married her cousin, Albert, the prince of Gotha, Saxony Coburg, and brought this German surname into the British royal family. On January 22, 19o1, Queen Victoria passed away and her eldest son succeeded to Edward VII, thus serving as the monarch of the German Duchy.

George V was his son and became the new king of England on May 6, 191o after his father's death.

Then the question arises.

Who started the First World War?

German Emperor William II.

Are William II and George V in a relationship?

If it weren't for the fact that there was such a cousin, the grandson of Queen Victoria, King George V of England, would not have been criticized by the Chinese people, and he would not have to endure humiliation and change his ancestral surname. At first, he was surprised and sad by such rumors, but he also admitted that the royal families of European countries did not exist in isolation, and there was a complex marriage relationship. Some titles of his family surname and relatives did not sound so "British". It was fine in normal times, but during World War I, it was really worse than anything else.

Fortunately, he was still a wise monarch, and finally decided to follow the public's wishes. In the third year of World War I, that is, in 1917, he made a formal and solemn statement: the British royal family would use "Windsor" as the new surname of the family. It is questioned that the Windsor one was from Windsor Castle, which was founded by William I, the conqueror of the British king, and one of the oldest royal palaces in Britain.

Named after a thousand-year-old castle, it will naturally allow family members to settle here. The area of ​​480,000 square feet makes it easy to jump and become the largest inhabited castle in the world today.

There are countless treasures from the British royal family, including works by masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens, Rembrandt, etc., not to mention the furniture and decorations passed down from the medieval times. Therefore, even if every room here is a small art exhibition room, it is not an exaggeration at all.

Alice came here like this. Although she had been studying at Eton School across the river for a whole year, she had never visited this castle. Every year, countless tourists gathered from all over the world to Windsor Castle and lingered in the open area. As a "local", she was so obsessed with the castle that did not exist, which really corresponded to the old saying.

The so-called travel means leaving from a place where you are tired of living and staying in a place where others are tired of living for a while.

People working for the royal family could be seen everywhere in the castle, soldiers wearing British jackets standing guard and patrolling, dressed like Alisa Rofield, but with different collar colors. The servants were wearing white tops and walking up and down the stairs with silverware. Alice watched the scene with interest, while following Alisa through luxuriously decorated corridors, and finally in an office, she saw the old woman waiting for her.

The butler introduced: "Her Majesty, this is King Alice."

Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a pink coat, is only in her sixties this year. Her head is completely white, but she is not as old as Alice is more familiar with. The old man who can make the British people ignore the Olympics and concentrate on celebrating her 90th birthday is now standing up from behind the table gracefully and elegantly and move forward.

"Hello, Her Majesty the Queen."

Alice twisted the corners of her skirt and gave a standard lady gift: "I'm honored to see you."

"It's also an honor to see you, Alice."

The queen looked at Alice with a gentle smile on her face, then looked at her butler and said, "Alisa, can you pour me a cup of me, the old man?"

The tone of the Oxford accent is far from comparable to the working class's London accent, and it makes people feel very comfortable.

"Yes, your Majesty."

Alisa immediately exited the room, and then the queen looked at Alice and said, "Sit down, child, don't be too reserved in front of me, just think it's in your own home."

I deeply doubt this.

Hiding that sentence in his heart, Alice nodded and said, "The decoration of Windsor Palace is indeed extremely exquisite. It is worthy of being a thousand-year-old castle that has been frequently settled by British kings in all dynasties. You can experience a sense of historical and cultural precipitation everywhere."

As they said unnutritional clichés, when both of them sat in the reception area, the queen nodded and said, "Your Eton accent is a good one. As far as I know, are you here from the United States to school with three good sisters?"

"That's right. Wuya has graduated, Ashley is a first-year senior than me, and Sissi is the same class as me." Alice was not interested in continuing to chat with Elizabeth. She was not Harry Potter, nor was the other party Dumbledore: "Her Majesty Queen, are there any special circumstances when you suddenly let me come here? For example... the aliens are going to attack?"

"Oh, it has nothing to do with aliens, it's just about you, Alice." The old man was amused by the girl's words. At the same time, the butler also walked into the house with the fragrant black tea. He put a cup of each person and a teapot, and then she left quietly, just as she came quietly.

Then, the two of them tasted the tea with their own worries. Under Alice's count, the queen used it for one minute and thirty-seven seconds to evaluate the taste of the tea and the origin of the tea. Then, as the so-called black tea in Qimen, the queen who turned left and right finally got into the topic a little at the second minute.

"Alice, I heard that you invested in China 6 and set up a clothing company. This has no industry connection with your career in the United States. Is it because you want to go back to your hometown to see it?"

Alice couldn't figure out what the queen was planning for, so she could only follow the topic: "I have no national tendency to invest. Wherever there is a market and where I can make money, I will make some money there...ah."

Looking at the queen's expression of the corners of her mouth raised but with no smile in her eyes, she came back to her senses: "Ah, yes, Her Majesty the Queen, the British stock market has indeed not been very good recently..."

A cold sweat came out.

Is the UK stock market not very good?

It’s not just not that good, the month of the “87 Stock Market Crisis” has just passed!

This stock market, which fell 25% throughout the month, Alice was studying in the country at this time. How could she not have fun?

Then the question is: Can I hide the queen who lives on the other side of the river by keeping short selling for tens of millions of times?

"Relax, kid, relax."

The queen still looked slow, but when she raised her feet and poured tea for herself, her eyes were just drooping. Her expression didn't look happy no matter how she looked: "Taking the opportunity of stock market crashes, using short selling behavior to arbitrage is something that many investment companies will do, but this stock market crash did have a big impact. Global disasters have attracted investors to speculate around the world, and what you do is normal."

Alice was not a fool either. After a moment of surprise, she came to her senses. Obviously, the Queen would summon her because of this incident, but she would never be accusing her of a gang. She is not Elizabeth's student, and the other party is not really Professor Dumbledore. After the child makes a mistake, the elders will teach this kind of thing. Which of them can be related to it?

However, women have always been willing to make things difficult for women. Since they have pulled her over, what will it be for?

"So Alice, I'm really a little curious now."

When he said this, the queen even poured Alice a cup of tea. Fortunately, someone reacted in time, held the tea cup steadily and said thank you in time: "It has been more than a month since that Black Monday. How much have you gained?"

Is it testing her investment ability?

Alice felt a sudden light of inspiration. In an instant, it seemed that the sky was no longer dark and snow was floating outside the window. The sun was brighter and clearer, but it would not snow. Even Forrest Gump could get into college. He did get into the exam: "Ah, not bad, not bad!"

She quickly said, "On average, every time she sells, she can get a yield of about 20%. Although there are many people who lose money, fortunately, they don't lose much."

"On average, 20% of individual cases should be more than 50%, right?"

The queen smiled gently, and the old man's eyes were hard to see through: "I remember when the chaos started, there were a few stocks in the international market, which seemed to be from Sydney? I made a roller coaster twice in more than a week, and it took only five or six times together, and it seemed that you had all seized the opportunity?"

Alice began to feel a headache, dealing with roles like kind grandma, but she was the worst at it. In comparison, it would be much easier to fight with Hillary.

"Your Majesty... Just tell me what's wrong." The young man's skills are still poor. Alice couldn't help but say bluntly: "Do you want me to revitalize the British stock market, or what?"

Obviously, no one would talk to her like this for a long time, and the queen laughed easily. Until this time, Alice could see with confidence that the old lady finally showed a clear kind expression in her eyes.

"Revitalize the British stock market! If you really have this ability, I can really consider awarding you a medal."

First, a surprising statement made Alice almost curl her lips. In this room with only two people, the queen smiled and said, "But that's too exaggerated. I just want to ask you to invest more in our country. After shorting so much, you should have a few things implemented, right?" To be continued.
Chapter completed!