Queen Elizabeth’s: father: King George VI; grandfather: King George V; great grandfather: King Edward VII; great great grandmother: Queen Victoria; great great great grandfather: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn; great great great great grandfather: King George III. read more
George's grandfather, King George II, disliked the Prince of Wales, and took little interest in his grandchildren. However, in 1751 the Prince of Wales died unexpectedly from a lung injury at the age of 44, and George became heir apparent to the throne. read more