“The Earl descended from King Edward III through both his parents. Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana both descend from Sir William Gascoigne and his wife Lady Margaret. “This makes William and Kate fourteenth cousins once removed through his mother and fifteenth cousins through his father.
Having not visited their source links, I leave it to my readers to review and decide. To recap other Middleton family tree news: it's already established that William and Kate are 12th cousins once removed through their common ancestor, the 16th century soldier Sir Thomas Leighton.
Catherine, Princess of Wales GCVO (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the British throne, making her likely the next queen consort. Born in Reading, Catherine grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
The Middleton family has been related to the British royal family by marriage since the wedding of Catherine Middleton and Prince William in April 2011, when she became the Duchess of Cambridge. The couple has three children, George, Charlotte and Louis.
Through Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle, Camilla and Charles are ninth cousins once removed.
Charles and Diana: 7th cousins, 1x removed
Prince Charles and his first wife, born Lady Diana Spencer who eventually was styled as Diana Princess of Wales, were seventh cousins once removed via William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire.
“This makes William and Kate fourteenth cousins once removed through his mother and fifteenth cousins through his father.
Diana's royal roots
Diana is descended from not one, but two illegitimate children of King Charles II of England: Henry Fitzroy and Charles Lennox, via two of her great-grandmothers, Adelaide Seymour and Rosalind Bingham.
Despite growing up in different countries, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are distant cousins. Below are other royal family members who share common ancestors with their spouses. According to Harper's Bazaar, Meghan is apparently a descendant of King Edward III through her father, Thomas Markle.
Years later, both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke out about their break up. "We were both very young", William said of his decision. "We were finding ourselves. It was very much trying to find our own way and we were growing up."
This means that neither Camilla nor Kate will ever be known as Queen, only as Queen Consort. When William becomes king, that will be the title that awaits her.
William certainly has the option of choosing a new regnal name when he becomes King (perhaps one of his middle names: Arthur, Philip, or Louis, or George, like his great-grandfather), but if he keeps William, he would be known as King William V. For her part, Kate will be known as Queen consort, and will hold the title ...
Their sister is called Laura Lopes and she is Camilla Parker Bowles' daughter. Since marrying Prince Charles in 2005, Camilla decided to keep Laura out of the public eye, and so far has retained much of her privacy.
Because of royal intermarriage, Prince Harry is descended from Margaret Kerdeston in more than 240 lines, including at least four through King George III and four through Princess Diana.
Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana both descend from Sir William Gascoigne and his wife Lady Margaret. “This makes William and Kate fourteenth cousins once removed through his mother and fifteenth cousins through his father.
Answer and Explanation: Anne Boleyn's sister Mary was Princess Diana Spencer's 13th great-grandmother on her father's side.
Camilla was considered a commoner
Camilla was from an upper-class background; her wealthy, well-connected relations included a grandfather who was a baron. However, many of those around Charles wanted the prince to wed someone with the highest aristocratic pedigrees.
Meghan Markle is now part of the royal family thanks to marrying Prince Harry, but did you know that she actually had royal blood before her 2018 nuptials? The Duchess of Sussex is a descendant of King Edward III, as reported by genealogist, Gary Boyd Roberts.
The change means that if Middleton gives birth to a girl, the child will take precedence over younger brothers in the line of succession and will become monarch.
Prince William has a particularly close relationship with Zara Tindall, with their one-year age difference meaning that the cousins grew up alongside each other.
Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy, had such an honor, among countless other privileges obtained as the Queen's first cousin and a member of the British royal family. Here, we take a look at the Princess's extraordinary life.
Camilla Is Related to Both Diana and King Charles
Strangely, they are also both related to the late Princess Diana through shared ancestry dating back to King Charles II. Also note that Camilla's great-grandmother was a mistress to King Edward VII, the great-great-grandfather of King Charles.
Lady Sarah was the eldest of the four Spencer children and widely rumored to be the cleverest. In a recently released Diana biography by Sarah Bradford, the Lady Sarah is described as being “hero-worshipped” by the young Princess. She was a close confidante of Diana's and even introduced her to Prince Charles.
Royal relatives
Royals have been marrying their cousins since time immemorial, traditionally as a means of strengthening political alliances. What might be surprising though is that members of the royal family have continued to marry their cousins, right up to the present day!