Background
George was born to Prince George Imeretinsky at Tsarskoye Selo, Saint St. Petersburg on 16 May 1897.
George was born to Prince George Imeretinsky at Tsarskoye Selo, Saint St. Petersburg on 16 May 1897.
George was educated at Lancing College.
George was a godson of the last Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. In 1916 he was granted an honorary commission in the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards, at the request of the Russian Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. Holding the rank of lieutenant he was wounded in the Battle of the Somme in 1917, and served with the regiment until 1920.
His two younger brothers, Mikheil and Constantine were also educated at Lancing, and joined the Royal Flying Corps.
Prince George died in Cheltenham on 24 March 1972.