Queen Victoria is the great-great grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.

Victoria was born in 1819 and ascended the throne in 1838, succeeding her uncle King William IV.

How are Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria related?

She had numerous children with Prince Albert, including her oldest son Albert Edward, who went on to become King Edward VII, and Elizabeth’s great-grandfather.

Elizabeth’s grandfather was Edward VII’s son, King George V, and her grandmother was Queen Mary (of Teck).

Elizabeth’s uncle was his eldest son, Edward VIII. He was king for a short time before marrying Wallis Simpson and abdicating the throne. The Duke of Windsor was his new title.

The second son, Elizabeth’s loving father – known to his family as Bertie – was then unexpectedly crowned King George VI.

Elizabeth, then known as Princess Elizabeth, The Duchess of Edinburgh, became Queen of the United Kingdom at the age of 25 after her father’s death in February 1952.

Queen Elizabeth and her late husband, Prince Philip, were distantly connected due to their relationship with Queen Victoria.

The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty were theoretically third cousins.