Morning: Prince Henry on his way to see his sister staying in Eastbourne has a brief meeting with his cousin King George. He doesn’t report to the Kaiser what the King said until he gets back to Germany on Tuesday, 28 July, but a naval attaché at the German embassy in London wires Berlin a misleading account of the King’s comments, saying Britain would be neutral in a European war.
The attaché also reports the British fleet, which had been taking part in the annual review at Spithead, is now being dispersed and crews departing on leave. In fact, later in the day the First Sea Lord stops the dispersal. [More]