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Celebrities who have royal offspring
Although many are distant relatives, royalty is a part of their lives.
In the life of each one, there are usually certain doubts regarding the offspring. Many of these artists have decided to find out on their own, while others pass on the information as new generations are born.
Some of Hollywood's favorite artists and some singers have direct descent to royalty, so blue blood runs through their veins.
Artists who share ties to royalty
Ralph Fiennes
The British actor is a descendant of King James II of Scotland, which links him to the British Royal Family.
Also, he has a great friendship with Prince Charles of Wales, who in his eighth cousin.
tilda swinton
The actress, much loved in Hollywood, has a strong connection to royalty, as she is a direct descendant of Robert I of Scotland, also known as Robert the Bruce.
Robert I of Scotland, was the one who fought in the fourteenth century, against Edward I of England, for control of the north of Scotland.
Rose Leslie and Kit Harington
The 'Game of Thrones' actress grew up in Lickleyhead Castle. His father is chief of the Aberdeenshire clan of Scotland, and his mother is a descendant of King Charles II.
Likewise, Kit Harington is a descendant of Charles II of England, by Lavender, Cecilia Denny, his grandmother, who married Richard Harington, the 12th Baron Harington.
Benedict Cumberbatch
The actor, from the great Marvel universe, by different ancestors, is related to King Richard III, especially by the king's mother, Cecily Neville.
The actor-royalty connection is popular in the UK. He has even been invited to recount poems in the repetition of Monaco's funeral, in Leicester Cathedral.
Paris Hilton
Socialite Paris Hilton's father, Richard Hilton, is Elizabeth's twentieth cousin on Henry II's side.
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Gyllenhaal brothers are nineteenth cousins of Queen Elizabeth II, having descended from Edward III.
Despite this, they also have noble blood in their veins, since they come from a Swedish family, a descendant of Lieutenant Nils Gunnarsson Haal.
Brooke Shields
Shields discovered that she is a distant cousin of King Felipe VI, through a television reality show. His descent begins with Henry III of Navarre IV of France, who was the first French Bourbon King.
The actress's paternal grandmother was Princess Donna Marina Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi, who in life was a wealthy Italian aristocrat, who married the American tennis player Francis Xavier Shields.
Angelina Jolie
The actress is a descendant, through Marcheline Bertrand, her mother, of the French monarchy. His descendants go back to King Philip II of France, the son of Louis VII, whose reign was in the 12th century.
In this way, the also Hollywood director is connected with the royal blood of the old continent. It is also estimated that she is a distant cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Hilary Duff
The singer is considered one of the famous Americans closest to British royalty. One of his ancestors, Army officer Alexander Spotswood, is the tenth great-great-grandson of King Edward III.
In this way, Duff is the eighteenth cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Additionally, she is connected to Catherine Carey, who is one of Queen Elizabeth I's maids and the illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII and Mary Boleyn.
madonna
Madonna has a connection to the British royal family, as she is the ninth cousin of the current wife of the Prince of Wales, Camilla Parker-Bowles.
Camila was a controversial figure for being the third person in the relationship between Diana of Wales and the prince.
Hugh grant
The actor is related to Henry VII, the first King of the Tudors, the father of Henry VIII, and the grandfather of Elizabeth I.
Also, among his lineage is James IV of Scotland.
Tom Hanks
The actor is another of the distant cousins of Queen Elizabeth II of England, by King John I, historically known as Richard the Lionheart.
In this way, it is directly connected to the British Royal Family.
Johnny Depp
One of the favorites of Hollywood is the cousin of the queen of England, in the twentieth degree.
Depp is a relative of King Edward III, and a descendant of the third Earl of Northumberland's daughter, Margaret Percy.
Beyonce
The famous singer happened to be the twelfth cousin of Queen Elizabeth II of England. This is because King Henry II is one of his ancestors.
The British Royal Family has members from all over. Queen Elizabeth II alone has 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren, not counting distant relatives, which is undoubtedly still royal blood.
With this we can understand that the history of each family is really extensive, so we do not know where it comes from, until it is properly investigated.
One life might not be enough to meet all the people who are somehow related to each one of us.
