Relations With His Family
William was regarded by his father with contempt, mainly because of his many affairs with women. In 1901, during his visit to Blenheim Palace, he took a strong liking to Gladys Deacon and gave her a ring which she had to return on his father's insistence. William, on the other hand, became noted for his public criticism of his father's politics. In response, his father found William a wife, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and ordered him to stay away from the Imperial court in Danzig. After initial interest in his wife, he returned to his previous interest in other women.
During his stay in Danzig he used to regularly play tennis in Zopot. This afforded him a chance to meet many beautiful women, many of them coming from Warsaw to stay at the spa.
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