princesses, won the mother of georgie and the load -- loaky, thed the prussians from that moment on. as soon as he became king when queen victoria dies, he started planning the one thing which was an unconstitutional act. the germans and russians were autocrats. we had the constitutional monarchy. you could not do something entirely on your own. no minister. he said he was going to -- he established the basis. , analyzet you do that between france and britain ininst germany, that was 1904. imagine how far back all that goes. this goes on through the years. many strands to the first world war. he nevertheless made his contributions. one of the problem with the royals is that they did not fully appreciate that their private lives and their comings become political acts on the big stage. >> we have about one minute left. did any of these three cousins lament their lost relationship before the end of the war or the end of their lives? >> i'm sorry, i'm not getting you very clearly. this appreciate your time morning. thank you for joining us on american history tv. we will be taking your