Wilhelm ii childhood
Figure 1.--Wilhelm as a younger boy was often dressed in sailor suits, rather like his younger brother. wilhelm ii childhood4This drawing shows him in 1861. It was published as a post card after he became kaiser so I am unsure how accurate it was. There are photogrpahs of him wearing quite similar outfits. |
I have only little information about Wilhelm's childhood. He seems to have been an active baby despite his handicap.
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He does not appear to have been the best behaved boy. His antics during the 1863 wedding of his uncle, the Prince of Wales were noticed. He threw Beatrice's muff from the cairrage and threw the dirk from his highland outfit across the floor of St. George's Chappel during the wedding ceremony. (One his reminded at the modern Prince William's behavior at his Uncle Andrew's wedding.) I have less information about Wilhelm's behavior at home.
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Vicky wrote her mother describing what an active baby Wilhelm was. She also describes him as forward, presumably meaning William II | German Emperor & Prussian King | Britannica, carousel MYW