Last year there had been a scene in Vienna when the Prince of Wales had been treated extremely rudely by his nephew.
This year the Kaiser had visited England and he now seemed so determined to make himself pleasant that observers believed that uncle and nephew were getting along perfectly well together.
The Kaiser had been delighted to be made an Honorary Admiral of the Fleet and he had already been made a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
The Kaiser was intending not only to shine at Cowes as a brilliant yachtsman, but to challenge the Prince of Wales, who was known as the ‘Boss’ of Cowes.
The Kaiser was also excessively inquisitive about the British warships.
The Marquis had always been receptive to new ideas and was particularly interested in naval armaments.
It was then he had
