Chapter 1171 - 400: Elite Club (Part 2)
Thus when Queen Victoria was alive, George V was only the third in line to the British throne, with the first in line naturally being his father.
George V’s brother, Prince Albert, was the second in line.
Therefore, in his youth, George V was not groomed as an heir to the throne. Edward VII believed, "The military is the best training for any young boy," so, accompanied by Reverend Dole, Prince Albert and Prince George, as naval cadets, were sent to the battleship "Britannia" at Dartmouth for naval education.
Prince George was the youngest naval cadet.
He and Prince Albert boarded the training ship "Bacchante" with Dole’s accompaniment.
However, after they reached adulthood, Prince Albert went to Trinity College, Cambridge, to prepare himself for future succession to the British throne, while Prince George continued to serve in the British Navy.
A few years later, Prince George contracted a severe case of typhoid.
The typhoid illness marked the end of George’s active naval career.
During his service, George was always under the charge of his uncle, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
During this period, he fell in love with the Duke of Edinburgh’s daughter, Princess Mary, who is now Queen Mary.
Afterward, George also fell in love with another Princess Mary of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
But his elder brother, Prince Albert, became engaged to Princess Mary, causing a rift between the two brothers.