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| King George V |
A letter documents a meeting between King George V and Edward Grey
The King urged his
foreign secretary to find a reason for war with Germany
King George V,
revealed what had taken place to Sir Cecil Graves in 1933
The discovery sheds light on one decision
behind the First World War
Sir Edward’s great-great-nephew
Adrian Graves uncovered the information
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| Sir Edward Grey |
A secret letter which documents a
private meeting between King George V urging his Foreign Secretary Edward Grey
to go to war with Germany two days before the outbreak of the First World War
has been unearthed.
The
incredible note, sent during one of the most difficult times in British history
has been made public for the first time, by Adrian Graves, Sir Edward’s
great-great-nephew and grandson of Sir Cecil Graves.
King
George V, who had stayed away from making public declarations about Europe as
his hands were tied as a constitutional monarch, said it was ‘absolutely
essential’ Britain go to war in order to prevent Germany from achieving
‘complete domination of this country’.
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