For centuries, members of the Royal Family have prided themselves on being figures that people look up to and aspire to be.
Whether it is through their fashion sense or their behaviour, the royals have always been admired by the masses.
But what if you knew that the royals of past and present were just like normal people in more ways than one.
There is one former king who had some rather unexpected and body art given the fact that he never thought he would be on the throne.
While the king's tattoos are shocking enough, a small handful of other royals have also showcased their body art over the years, from Princess Eugenie to Lady Amelia Windsor.
King George V was on the throne from 1910 to 1936 and had succeeded his father, King Edward VII.
Up until 1892, Prince George was the second son and never expected to become king. It was thought that his elder brother Prince Albert Victor would rule. When Albert Victor died from influenza, George had to leave his much-loved place in the Royal Navy and learn everything about his future role.
Owing to his lack of preparation for the important role, Prince George had been able to live the life of an ordinary Naval Officer for the majority of his younger years and, as a result, behaved just like everyone else.
Although it was never pictured, it is known that Prince George received a tattoo of a red & blue dragon while serving in Japan with the Navy in 1881. He later had a tiger inked onto his other arm. Naval tattoos are a long-standing tradition and date back to the Battle of Trafalgar.
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An ongoing exhibition at Buckingham Palace called 'Japan: Courts and Culture' revealed a diary entry from Prince George of his time in Japan.
He wrote: "We have spent a very pleasant week on shore up at Nara & Kioto, we saw a great deal in the time but we were not long enough, it was too hurried.
"Nearly every body on board has been tattooed. I have got a dragon on one arm done at Tokio & a tiger on the other arm done at Kioto."
Prince Albert Victor joined his younger brother and chose to have "a couple of storks" inked on his arm, according to his tutor Reverend John Dalton.
Their father, King Edward VII, also had a tattoo of a Jerusalem Cross on his arm during his trip to the Holy Land in 1862 as a symbol of his Christianity.
Nowadays, very few members of the Royal Family have tattoos - however a small number have displayed their body art. Lady Amelia Windsor has a selection of tattoos, including a tiger on her back. During The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Princess Eugenie also showcased a small black circle inking behind her ear.
Aside from his secret tattoos, King George V was remembered for living a quiet life but also for his fiery and fierce temper.
Prince George married his dead brother's fiancée, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, at the Chapel Royal of St James’s Palace in 1893.
The couple had six children, Prince Edward (King Edward VIII), Prince Albert (King George VI), Princess Mary (Princess Royal), Prince Henry (Duke of Gloucester), Prince George (Duke of Kent) and Prince John.
Later in life, his children spoke about their father’s frightening outbursts and the Earl of Derby revealed what the King had said to him when speaking about his children.
He said: “My father was frightened of his mother; I was frightened of my father, and I am damned well going to see to it that my children are frightened of me.”
Despite King George V’s terrifying behaviour towards his own children, there was one royal who he could never show any anger towards.
The Queen was much beloved by her austere grandfather and even nicknamed him ‘Grandpa England’. He, in turn, called her ‘Lilibet’- the family pet name used for the Queen when she was too small to pronounce 'Elizabeth'.
In his final years, the king’s relationship with his eldest son deteriorated as he was deeply offended by his son’s lack of sense of duty and willingness to carry out affairs with married women. He even said: “After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself within 12 months".
The king did grow closer to his son Prince Albert (later King George VI) and in 1935 is said to have remarked: "I pray to God my eldest son will never marry and have children, and that nothing will come between Bertie and Lilibet and the throne.”
