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Sir: Andrew Gimson claims that the Ger- mans lack wit;

then mentions our royal name-change, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor, without recording the Kaiser's reaction: 'I am forced to retaliate. From now on the court theatre will perform only The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha.'

Robert Davies

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