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I am intrested in your thoughts on the the following Scenario:

Balmoral, the Summer of 1861. A fire destroys the castle, and the Royal Family in residence are killed, along with the Prime Minster (Palmeston) and many of the Royal Household.

Princess Victoria (the Queen's eldest child) is with her new husband (Prince Fredrick) in Prussia, when she learns that she is the new Queen of England.

Her husband will become Kaiser in 1888 (he dies 90 days later), so her son becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II, also in 1888.

What happens in 1901, when Queen Victoria II dies? Do the German and British Empires join? If so, would WWI happen?
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