The Queen taught to give Nazi salutes by her parents

[WATFORD zero]

She'll be on the football transfers thread shortly

Could do a job ?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Wouldn't happen in Germany.



Oh.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Could do a job ?

i was thinking sweeper...but then she would get a servant to do that

 

[Tom Bombadil]

You use of the word "taught" implies some degree of approval. It may simply be that in the 30s, this would have been seen on newsreels and the parents were showing her what it was. It is quite unlikely that the royal family was full of Nazi sympathisers.

Actually in 1933 yes it's quite likely the Royal family was sympathetic to the Nazis. Remember this is very early on in Hilters reign and the realities of his regime weren't fully evident. Many in Europe would have seen the national socialists as a bulwark against the spread of communism and at that point it's only 15 year since the Russian royals were murdered. So while they might not have ouright supported Hitlers rise they may well not have seen it in negative terms.

 

[Hastings gull]

Actually in 1933 yes it's quite likely the Royal family was sympathetic to the Nazis. Remember this is very early on in Hilters reign and the realities of his regime weren't fully evident. Many in Europe would have seen the national socialists as a bulwark against the spread of communism and at that point it's only 15 year since the Russian royals were murdered. So while they might not have ouright supported Hitlers rise they may well not have seen it in negative terms.

Yes, good post and I certainly see what you are saying. Likely? Not likely? Quite likely? Who knows for sure, but thanks anyway.

 

[glasfryn]

Hmmmm!

 

[KZNSeagull]

This is all very well, but when the sh1t hit the fan, the potential sympathiser was exiled but the Queen's mother and father stayed and led the country with distinction against the Nazis. So what they were doing in a garden 6 years before that is not relevant.

 

[TSB]

It was 1933. Before that gesture was associated with the genocide that followed.
Yet another pile of Sun ****.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

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Hmmmm!

Could explain why at the outbreak of WW2 Eddie was made Governor of the Bahamas to keep him away from undue interference.

 

[cunning fergus]

A whole four pages on Nazis without [MENTION=12825]cunning fergus[/MENTION] popping up to patronise someone with an incorrect fact. Has someone banned him?

Awwwwww, you are such a sweetie GB, thinking of me a lot are you?

You tinker, let's not have those Germans of yours go below the equator you naughty boy.

Anyway, keep it under your napper but Keith Moon was also one of this mob.......

http://www.clashmusic.com/article/keith-moon-30th-anniversary-gallery

Don't worry, I'll keep schtum, name rank and serial number only.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

If the senior royals were a little inclined to applaud the way That Nice Mr Hitler was getting Germany's ship in order & display a few right wing tendencies, they'd hardly have been alone in that at the time.

 

[Baldseagull]

If the Sun had been around in 1930's Germany, I bet they would have backed Hitler.

 

[Ernest]

I SUSPECTED something when I SAW Prince George GOOSE-STEP into the church last week for the christening of his sister PRINCESS Eva Braun

 

[alfredmizen]

If the Sun had been around in 1930's Germany, I bet they would have backed Hitler.

probably, a lot of germans and austrians did.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

the sad part of this is seeing the Queen Mum there giving the Nazi salute
there went the last vestages of any respect I had for anyone in the royal family






there you go bridger have a go at that one

The Queen Mum's cousins were shipped off to a mental asylum for fear of damaging the social standing / marriage prospects of the family. Always thought the royals were a fairly cold, calculating bunch

 

[Mr Putdown]

It was 1933. Before that gesture was associated with the genocide that followed.
Yet another pile of Sun ****.

Not really true, it was adopted by the Italian fascist party around 1920 and the Nazi party started using it in 1923 before making it compulsory three years later.

It obviously wasn't associated with the future genocide, but it certainly had hugely negative connotations well before 1933.

 

[catfish]

Actually in 1933 yes it's quite likely the Royal family was sympathetic to the Nazis. Remember this is very early on in Hilters reign and the realities of his regime weren't fully evident. Many in Europe would have seen the national socialists as a bulwark against the spread of communism and at that point it's only 15 year since the Russian royals were murdered. So while they might not have ouright supported Hitlers rise they may well not have seen it in negative terms.

And they probably wouldn't have been too bothered if Hitler had won the war - as long as they got to keep their accumulated wealth and privileged status.

 

[Hastings gull]

And they probably wouldn't have been too bothered if Hitler had won the war - as long as they got to keep their accumulated wealth and privileged status.

You were commenting on a post which was really good, and then this offensive contribution comes along. Much later than 1933, to which the other post alluded, it would have been totally clear what Nazism stood for, and certainly the longer the war dragged on. There is not a shred of evidence that they would have been as keen as you maintain, other than your desperation to voice your bias.

 

[knocky1]

Oswald Moseley, Benito Mussolini, Adolph Hitler. What fun fascism was back then before it got out of hand. A copy and paste.

Hitler came to power in January 1933 and the Nazis began their campaign against the Jews just over two months later. In April 1933, most Jews were dismissed from employment in the public sector, excluded from universities and colleges and banned from working in the media. It was the start of a hailstorm of anti-Jewish decrees.

 

[knocky1]

probably, a lot of germans and austrians did.

The Daily Mail and Rothermere certainly did. Where would you have stood?