How are PRINCE HARRY and MEGHAN MARKLE RELATED?- Inbred Royal Family Tree Explained

Let's see how Prince Harry is related to Meghan Markle. In this video I go through both their family tree to see who their common ancestor is.
In my other family tree describing how inbred the Queen was, I showed how Prince William is related to Kate Middleton and how King Charles III is related to Princess Diana. So let's continue the story.
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[@MortalFaces]

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[@The1987Kid]

I want to add that Harry and Meghan are also both descended from Lionel, Duke of Clarence, 3rd oldest surviving son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of England, they both are also descended from Robert the Bruce, King of Scots

[@sallystraub3992]

Q

[@reet7060]

Clearly no one is safe

[@sirwelch9991]

It's not too serious if you don't cause pedigree collapse.

[@zonedutopia]

Funny how they had racial problem inside their own family tree 😆 😆 😆

[@lyndoraburroughs-robinson5663]

@@zonedutopia RIGHT 😁

[@JediSimpson]

@@sirwelch9991 - They did cause more pedigree collapse for Archie and Lilibet. They just aren’t closely related.

[@shirleygravesande5421]

@@JediSimpson So did our late Queen and the late Prince Phillip cause pedigree collapse..seeing that they are/were 2nd cousins🤔

[@darlingdame_x187x]

My guy Harry tried SO HARD to married outside his family too! 😭

[@mayttay1739]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@saidroid3220]

He's lucky she's half black. Had she been full white, the likely hood of them being closer related is at least five generations less than 13 or 15 😂😂

[@ninasimone1207]

He knew

[@ladyv5655]

It isn't like the Habsburgs where 1st cousin routinely got married or occasionally, some lucky princess got to marry her uncle. Ancient Egyptian royalty would marry brothers and sisters to each other. My husband is my 10th cousin so we are more related to the Sussexs.

[@ladyv5655]

​@@saidroid3220, I did a DNA ancestry test. Then I started getting contacted by various relatives. One was this really nice man in Alabama who was my 8th cousin. He wanted me to look at his family tree which went back about 200 years to find the common ancestor. I couldn't find it, but then I took a good look at this gentleman's account photo. He was as black as can be and me, well, I am ginger and freckled and on the opposite of the melanin scale from him. I told him as much and then told him that I suspected that our common ancestor goes back to colonial Virginia or North Carolina and he was likely an as yet unspecified slaveholder who fathered children both by his wife and at least 1 enslaved woman. It's one of the legacies of slavery.

[@saidroid3220]

Harry went across the Atlantic to try and get away from "keeping it in the family" only to still be keeping it in the family 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@andypham1636]

what? they're barely related

[@Emily-the_funny_guys]

If you go far enough back the whole world is related

[@EAlyahya]

Not really, human beings are from several recent common ancestors to begin with. Maybe the European descents are related to each other but not to the Chinese.

[@aak1992]

Ok, inbred

[@edennis8578]

@@EAlyahya PBS had a documentary about how every person on the planet is descended from a single pair in the region of China.

[@misssilencedogood5968]

@@jeannepocock6997 Emily is correct. I am related to almost all the European heads of European through their ancestors. So if you are European descent like myself then you will have multiple lines of descent from the same lines after a period of time. Particularly if they came to the U.S. or the New World in Generally. Early in the New World history when the Spanish came to the New World they brought with them their DNA, titles, coats of Arms and family trees. They brought more women from Aristocratic families and more Aristocrats came to seek their fortune in the New World. For hundreds of years they only married amongst themselves for long periods of time. This means their Royal trees multiplied among their offspring. In the East Coast of the United States the Aristocrats did not come until much later but they did come and their heritage mixed into the populations we have today. It is how Meghan Markle's father's line got here to the U.S.. The Chinese (as we know them today) mostly mixed amongst themselves for centuries having little contact with Europeans or anyone else. The Northern part of modern day China however Mongolians differ and did genetically mixed with Europeans. Southeast Asians differ again as their location allowed for more contact with various genetic populations. Over all however it is genetically proven ALL human haplogroups stem from the first Eve which were later disseminated throughout the world. So yes we are all related as well.

[@andreamaclachlan980]

Yes, really. Trace it back far enough, and you get to Adam and Eve. Anything else is fraudulent hocus pocus.

[@donttalktomebye]

All this proves to me is even in this lifetime people may struggle, they still have inherited generational wealth even if its just the skills, looks, and connections, and not the money.

[@twingytwango6971]

Plus they could feed themselves well so illnesses and disabilities probably hardly existed.

[@helenchan6235]

Thank you for the clear explanations of the families!! I especially liked the highlighting of the names, which makes it very easy to follow your explanations. I also liked that there were no unnecessary side comments.

[@lucadia7554]

I absolutely love this channel! I love how you break dowm the family relations. I truly get obsessed with this kind of content. So interesting. Neat how they are related. Thank you! 😼

[@MortalFaces]

Thank you!

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

So there's over 500 years of genetic separation? Pretty much everyone with English ancestry is related to the same people from back then. I've found many shared common ancestors between each of my grandparents from and before the 1500s and even a couple in the 1600s.

[@angel-fz8qg]

Thats right!

[@sushimaster652]

In fact, it's said that 80% of Europeans (and descendants of) are related to royalty if you go back far enough.

[@keysersoze5032]

Still it's pretty funny considering the narrative around the two

[@twingytwango6971]

@@keysersoze5032 I wonder whether the Queen and her issues knew/know about this???

[@shirleygravesande5421]

@@twingytwango6971 The Royal Family/Firm would have thoroughly and religiously carried out an indepth check of Meghan and her background before the Queen gave her permission for Harry and Meghan to get married. If there were questionable things about her the wedding would not have gone ahead. You are aware that Harry being at the time 6th(now 5th)in line to the throne could not get married without the Queen granting him her permission.? If the Queen had said No to their marriage and Harry and Meghan got married without her permission, then Harry would have been disinherited from being in line to the throne.

[@xxtwobitxx]

Dam, I don't know how you do it everytime but thats amazing. I've been digging up my own family tree, and so far I'm only able to go back 6 generations.

[@Banana_hamock]

Royal and noble families are much easier to track because they were well documented. The rest of us will have much more difficulty tracking older generations

[@kathiejohns1418]

Right there with you!

[@Ludd439]

Yet another privilege the wealthy and powerful enjoy.

[@xoxolovechristielynn]

Even going back 6 generations is really cool!! My maternal grandmother never knew her father so my line stops there and then my father’s father died when he was 2 years old and they learned that he had multiple aliases so we don’t even know his real name. I’m able to trace a little bit back with my maternal grandfather’s parents (they were Irish immigrants who were sold to be servants and that’s as far back as I know) and my paternal grandmother was Native American so I know a bit, but not much that’s actually documented on legal papers because of the bad relationships between the government and native reservations.

[@alayadeluce]

I found my paternal family tree on the family search website that goes back to the 1400s on one side of my English heritage. I don't know who put it together, probably one of my distant cousins. My other heritages however only go back 4 generations. Impossible to find. English ancestry seems to be the easiest to find.

[@computermech]

That means I am related to the Royal family via Adam and Eve.

[@lindareffitt3516]

Wow! Me too😂

[@natalieawdry993]

This is so interesting. It's amazing to think that you could pick pretty much any two people in the world and somehow find that they are related.

[@aizac91]

Yes, almost as amazing as God books that has been telling humans that Adam and Eve is the parent of all humanity; so why are you surprised? God has informed us since the beginning, it is just us humans who ignores it and take it as “fairytales”. No, I’m not a Christian, I’m a Muslim.

[@Rjs81187]

@@aizac91 you do mean Adam and lillith right? Then Adam and eve?

[@aizac91]

@@malinstella6965 and your point is? Nothing right. We get it you don’t believe in God, so why are you on this video which discussed about the family tree of God’s chosen men? Looking for attention for your atheistic life? If you lack attention, go find a community which shares your view, don’t go to people who have beliefs and throw your tantrum on us for believing in something.

[@Jadyra]

Well this one was a surprise. I found I might have some ancestors in this one. I'll have to do a bit more investigating. Of course if one goes back far enough, you're related to everyone.

[@eastbow6053]

One time they say that due to a massive volcano eruption that wiped out 98% of the animal population we humans numbered to 600 people so yes we might have relatives in all over the world

[@JudahCub1981]

Now, this information proves that there really are no coincidences in royal pairings, as much as the general public would think it “just happened” it never does.

[@tareymixon4720]

Can’t marry unless your already related. It’s a common knowledge fact lol jk I really think this tho

[@andypham1636]

what

[@andypham1636]

these 2 are barely related@@tareymixon4720

[@ks8084]

No it really doesn't. Most people's family trees look like this. If you have a romantic partner and you have any ancestors that came from the same part of the world then you are probably 13th cousins or even more closely related. It's an interesting video although the title is a little click-baity because common ancestors in the late 1400s isn't inbreeding.

[@Oughut88]

I have Sir George Bowes in my direct genealogy too, 23rd Great Grandfather from his daughter Agnes. He had 10 children in total from two wives so he was a bit busy.

[@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091]

That’s so cool! So how does that make you related to the Windsor family? (Elizabeth 2 And William and Harry)

[@jeannepocock6997]

This was very amazing how you where able to put this family tree in such detail, thank you.

[@Chrystine4440]

Right? I’d love to find out about our family genealogy, never successful. This is incredible

[@MrDannyDetail]

Looking at your chart they are related three different ways, with the three lines on Harry's side being 13, 14 and 15 generations up from him, so there is one way on the chart that they are indeeed exactly 15th cousins. But they are also 13th cousins twice removed and 14th cousins once removed.

[@omwomeia9181]

There's another connection too. Meghan & Harry both have direct line descent from King Edward III, via ancestral siblings who were grandchildren of Edward III and his wife, Philippa of Hainault. This is a 17th cousins connection via Harry's maternal line, and Meghan's paternal grandmother's line (which also has the Bowes branch connection detailed in this video). Google 'Meghan Markle ancestry' to download the Markle/ Spencer genealogy chart researched by the New England Genealogical Society.

[@sirwelch9991]

I thought this would never be found out. Good video. I seriously thought would be the only person in the world who would know about this.

[@IrishKingzz]

This has been known for a few years but the media covered it up. Nothing new anyway most royal families are inbred much closer than this.

[@sushimaster652]

Really, because this info came out when Harry and Megan were married...

[@sirwelch9991]

@@sushimaster652 Yes but not many bothered to learn this until now. And you should notice the repeat pan of people having certain groups in their ancestry for this to be an apparent result. And the latter fact is barely regarded.

[@shirleygravesande5421]

@@sirwelch9991 True not many knew. I have known since 2017. I believe the media were aware of this fact since 2016/17 but it did not fit their narrative to put the information in the mainstream.

[@nflixnchillz3189]

how did u know about it before?

[@amitystan]

Guys, most couples are 13th cousins, they’re so distantly related that it’s not considered gross nor they have a chance to pass down genetic diseases to offspring and they share around 0.100% of the same DNA ( watch UsefulCharts, that’s where I got this information ) in fact we need to be thankful that Harry and Meghan are distant cousins, cause Elizabeth and Phillip are 2nd cousins AND 3rd cousins, double related, and the final verdict: EVERYONE is related to everyone, which means, Hi cousins who are seeing this comment!

[@ladyv5655]

We found out that my grandparents were 4th cousins, though they probably never knew it. Fortunately, none of their kids are mutants. Still less inbred than my husband's grandparents, who were 1st cousin and they knew it. They actually went across the state line to marry because, legally, they couldn't marry where they lived.

[@398robin]

My ex-husband's paternal grandfather is my 16th cousin once removed and I am related to his maternal grandfather who is my 16th cousin. Who knew? When I told him this, there was a pause. I emailed him the tree so he could see the connection. Our daughter is totally grossed out that we are related although she was the one who bought me the DNA kit so I could trace my ancestry.

[@amitystan]

@@398robin lol does she know that 16th cousin isnt that gross and really distant? literally more distant than the average couples

[@amitystan]

@@ladyv5655 wow, at least if it happened once then it won’t kill anyone

[@398robin]

@@amitystanFor any kid or young adult, it is still gross. She is in college. Good student but is a know-it-all. Told me today that she doesn't appreciate being related to "colonizers". My response was - well the whole world has been colonized so while you are boycotting all food and drink, that will only leave you with air. Good luck surviving on just that.

[@RissaFirecat]

Y’all always make my day! Thank you for sharing this great info. It truly IS a small world!

[@UsulPrincess]

I'm more interested in Doria's family tree. I would like to see how far they go back.

[@misssilencedogood5968]

They go back pretty far I have looked at her line. Doria is also of a mixed Ethnic background as Doris is also of various European heritage fairly recently.

[@shopece8807]

@@misssilencedogood5968 mixed or a little admixture?

[@opheliksia7139]

@@misssilencedogood5968 how do you search Doria's family tree? Is it possible to search my own family tree too?

[@UsulPrincess]

@@opheliksia7139 Do you live in the USA? Talk to your oldest living relative. Write down that information, and check your state capital library for Census records/old newspaper articles, etc. These things can help you find a birth certificate for someone whose passed away. A paper trail can be so much more helpful than Ancestry DNA. Ancestry can help if you find out a relative is lying about heritage, or if you’re adopted and have no paperwork.

[@viktormogilin307]

Doria goes as far back to Eve when she swung from the tree & gave the fruit to Adam😂🙊🙉🙈

[@louisehasbak4996]

I would love to see a family tree of the Mary Donaldson, who recently accented to the Danish throne. Thank you for your fascinating content 😊

[@genevievemurray7743]

I love how this is presented. Very easy to follow.

[@redluca56]

So basically, every royal is related.

[@HaRacycEBLErAtIng]

No surprises, nothing new

[@398robin]

They are both related to Sir William de Ros who died in 1258. Harry's line goes through William's son William and Meghan's line goes through William's son Robert. Sir William de Ros's grandfather was King William I of Scotland. Meghan is also related to President Teddy Roosevelt's wife Alice, as well as author Harper Lee who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

[@mangojuice8038]

The human race is only one my dear, we are all related. The reason why we look different is because, of the places our ancestors moved to, cold or hot climates determined the color of our skin. We all came from one African mother. That's why Africa is called the mother land. Africa is the birthplace of the human race.

[@mmhthree]

Well, he isn't talking 100 generations back, he's talking 10-15 generations. And in the grand scheme of things, is pretty close. But not inbreeding close. That'd be 1st or 2nd cousins. Harry's pretty close to inbreeding as Queen Elizabeth and Philip were 2nd cousins.

[@shirleygravesande5421]

@@mmhthreeYes not just Harry but also William as are King Charles and his siblings Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne. I am wondering why the focus is only on Harry🤔

[@mmhthree]

@@shirleygravesande5421 Well, that was the topic of the video. How Meghan and Harry are related.. but you are correct, and I think Andrew shows quite a few traits of inbreeding, imo. The worst of the whole family.

[@joannfalcon6797]

Incredible research 👏 I would never have thought they could be even slightly related.

[@shirleygravesande5421]

Why not. I looked into this myself and have known this information since 2017.

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

I'm surprised the British media hasn't found out about this, considering how vicious they've been to the couple.

[@shirleygravesande5421]

@@joan-mariacbrooks The British/UK Media does know. However they would never publish this as it's not beneficial to them to draw attention that Meghan is related(even distantly) to the Royal Family. It does not suit their rhetoric of Meghan and their biases. This information would not keep their readers and subscribers happy so they would never promote this information.

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

@@shirleygravesande5421 Understood. I find it fascinating that both brides are related, no matter how distantly. "Blood calls to blood". I'm surprised that Piers Morgan hasn't been blathering this, given how much he hates Meghan. Does this relation lineage hold true for Sophie and Fergie?

[@janettedavis6627]

Nigella Lawson is also a Bowes Lyons.

[@vintagegal541]

Thanks, Immortal Faces! I watched a video of yours a few months when you mentioned H & M's family connection. Wowza! Even though that picture picture of George David Merrill with is wife is very fuzzy, I think even with the beard, I can see how Thomas Markle resembles his great great grandfather.

[@anicastipisic1730]

Everyone is a cousin to everyone! Well we are all children of Adam and Eve, so we are all related. We are the children of God and He is our Father and the only King, to whom I shall only bow!

[@brigittelehmann9749]

never never we are not children of adam and eve impossible this is bs

[@unowen9668]

Love the family trees!!!

[@ditzygypsy]

Remarkable job! Even I was able to understand that!😊 I hope you can do the faces of some of the great composers one day. Like Paganini, Bach, Mozart, etc.

[@cyndiroberts5922]

Fascinating stories Love them.

[@Aarontlondon]

Your videos are so amazing, thank you

[@MortalFaces]

Glad you like them!

[@jackiemartin9737]

DNA is a big game changer in family trees. My husbands hobby is genealogy with DNA comparison and it’s very common to find that children that thought their nominated fathers were their fathers is not necessarily so.

[@greenpill7320]

DNA ancestry testing is pseudo scientific

[@maggiedtp5524]

Hahahaha

[@andpad8380]

Wow. So everyone is really related to everyone.

[@greenpill7320]

No that's false because Nelson Mandela was not related to the royal family in any way

[@SuMa2184]

That means we're all related in some way...Wow thanks for breaking it down!

[@saveyourwombsblackwomen6908]

I learned that they were related, but you explained it, pretty well. Thanks.

[@cjashworth]

Excellent graphics and a clear explanation.

[@echukwuma112]

Fantastic narrative, thanks for this wonderful information

[@brigittelehmann9749]

amazing how is it possible never suspected this so far apart yet so close

[@joannathesinger770]

Harry and William are my 10th cousins once removed...via their mother, Diana...and 13th cousins twice removed via their father, Charles. That won't even get you invited to tea.

[@marcjoshmar5188]

great analysis wow!

[@twingytwango6971]

Very interesting!!!

[@sarahpeartart]

I find this stuff fascinating!

[@FireChildSlytherin5]

i this rate i should just hire you to do my family tree. lol gods your vidoes are so good.

[@catherineseear7069]

I absolutely love this

[@Myne1001]

If you think this is inbred, remember this: we went from 1 billion people in the world around 1800 to over 6 billion in 200 years in 2000. We then went from 6 billion to almost 8 billion in 20 years. Point is if you go back far enough everyone's related. Especially in certain geographic areas, regardless of cultural attitudes to inbreeding.

[@andypham1636]

exactly

[@alexgiertych5101]

How do you find out this detailed information? I’d like to find out my family tree this far back

[@nuotatorre8741]

I thoght than after discovering than Charles and Diana were related (due to the fact than they are both Mary Boleyn's descendets) nothing could suprise me more than that. Guess I was wrong. Also it's incredible how by marrying George IV (Berite at the time) the queen mom managed to give the royal family relations as far as America.

[@omwomeia9181]

It's not just through the Bowes connection. Harry & Meghan are also 17th cousins via common ancestor siblings who were grandchildren of King Edward III. This is direct line ancestry via Harry's maternal line, and via Meghan's paternal grandmother's line. This ancestral connection was researched by the New England Genealogical Society, and a genealogical chart is available online to be downloaded. This seems to be completely ignored by everyone when I mention it or link the website. I guess it's the Spencer connection that some people want to wish away. I don't think Meghan and Harry are even fully aware of their multiple ancestral connections, especially not the Spencer ties. Meghan carries a red-haired gene through her father. Combined with Harry's two red-haired genes, is the only way they could have two children with red hair. Still, two kids with red hair out of three conceived, is extremely rare (because the red-haired gene is recessive).

[@nelsonkaiowa4347]

Cool, thank you!

[@craftgrrl14]

I am distantly related to the royal family as far as I can tell. I would have to hand my family tree to you in order to help me figure out exactly how. My 15th? Great grandmother was half-sister to Queen Consort Elizabeth Woodville

[@avon1243]

Wow! How did you figure all this out?

[@reet7060]

Oh fuck

[@edennis8578]

I saw a documentary about how most of the people in England are descended from one of the kings, so....

[@TheCierra1020]

Lmaoo love the banjo! Kissing cousins from bama ! 😭😭thank you

[@Susan.I]

13 cousins twice removed!

[@krazykris9396]

Honestly, that might be the most distantly related person a royal family member has married in ages.

[@aak1992]

@@krazykris9396 still way too related

[@shopece8807]

@@aak1992 just say you don't like Meghan and go.

[@fomalhauto]

@@aak1992 I don't see the big deal it's a lot more distant than 2nd cousins

[@hanz3967]

Nope, he is the bastard of the golf teacher

[@ElledieWildAndFree]

Kate is also distantly related to the RF

[@dayseyenavajo3925]

Now that cable tv extra is related to the prince🤣

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

Wow!

[@zelderian1837]

Do you know everyone in the world is related so we are basically cousins and stuff

[@greenpill7320]

That's false the guy from slum dog millionaire is not related to Wesley snipes in any way

[@lookwhatsup546]

Most likely if you lived in a country or town all your life up to your 3rd great grandfather and beyond, you wouldn't believe the people that you are related to. My Stowe line took me all the way to 760 years of Baron Grenvilles to 3 Dukes of Normandy including Rollo and beyond.

[@literaryjunkie6987]

Just goes to show how "closely" related we ALL are! All the division among everyone is RIDICULOUS!

[@user-wp1dn7fd9w]

Do we know if king Edward and Wallis Simpson were related in some ways?

[@annjay2581]

Everything stays within the family lol

[@bubblybubbles4023]

Yep, they don't marry outsiders.

[@DrAnderson1]

Well, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were 3rd cousins……so, at least this is headed in the right direction!

[@nicolethompson2399]

I would love to see/have this done on a Black descendant of enslaved people. That would be interesting

[@JazzyJae88]

Me too.

[@cambs0181]

They never kept records for slaves. Can take DNA tests to find out which part of Africa they came from but that's about it.

[@timlivingston1434]

Wonder if you could track down my family tree. We have only been able to go back to the early 1800s and that is my great grandfather.

[@dirkboon3296]

no way Harry wouldn't have known this prior, it would likely have been the clinch of the deal to show the rest of his family... 'look! she's one of us!'

[@HORSEYANIME2024]

Pls do the family tree of the Bowes llyon family

[@MortalFaces]

Here are the Bowes Lyon's: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJi1fGNug9WihNE

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

Wait until William and Catherine find out... 😎😎

[@beellsebub]

damn how do you find all these info

[@weepingscorpion8739]

Well, they are: 13th twice removed through Thomas Bowes, Esq. 14th once removed through George Bowes, Esq. and 15th cousins through Anne Bowes If my math isn't off, that is. This is because George Bowes is George Bowes' 2x great-grandson through, Thomas, 3x great-grandson through George, and 4x great-grandson through Anne.

[@SM-nn7dd]

How do you go about tracking ancestors this far back? My research only takes me 3-4 generations past by great grandparents and then I run out of clues

[@giulibi]

it's because they were rich people. There's almost no records of poor people or commoners

[@cambs0181]

If you have nobility it's much easier.

[@cambs0181]

@@giulibi Records in Britain for everyone dating back to 1837 nationally. Then you can go through parish records where it gets harder. Wealth is irrelevant, it's titles that will stick out.

[@mireillesl8373]

Berry interesting You should send that to the King Charles 111 ,so that it would confirm that Meghan has blue Royal blood Therefore so has is grand children's.

[@shirleygravesande5421]

The Royal Family are already aware of this. There is no way the Queen would have given her consent for Harry and Meghan to wed without carrying out a total forensic check of her background inclusive of her lineage. If there was anything that was of concern the Queen would not have given her permission and they would not have been able to marry without the Queen's consent, given Harry's line of position to the throne.

[@candacecorthell7021]

Happy that we share the same 13th great grandfather as the late queen, but also means I share the same relatednes to Rachel.

[@TaliaJanette]

Part of me feels someone knew this before they got married

[@Cyberlucy]

It really is a small world. Christopher Hussey was married to Theodate Bachiler/Batchelder who was the sister of my ancestor Stephen Bachelder. Their father , the Rev. Stephen Bachiler, was also a very interesting character in New England history. He had several wives. The last one was one of the candidates for the person that Hester Prim of the Scarlett Letter was based on.

[@chadst.pierre5257]

Even my parents are 9th cousins to each other from my research on my family tree.

[@cloudnegativenine]

I’m black I wish I was able to trace my family tree

[@Alex-mn1fb]

Turns out if can track our ancestors far enough we are all connected! And its kinda funny, people made fun of The Queen and Prince Phillip for being fourth cousins, but both Charles and Diana, and Wil and Kate have common ancestors! And surprisingly, Meghan from California and Harry from the UK 😅

[@Dependencycourtsellschildren]

It’s not surprising if you live here. Many people claim to be related to the royal family (usually via queen liz ii).

[@sophiarose7610]

The Queen and Phillip were 3rd cousins AND 2nd cousins once removed. That’s a hellava lot closer than 13th cousins.

[@dees5400]

I just imagine the royals having an approved family dating app

[@angiebeasley2868]

Do you do anyone's family tree?

[@adrianexo21]

interesting. makes you wonder.

[@AnimeshDas108]

Holy Cr@p I was just joking, you actually untangled the family tree 🥺🥺🥺😲😲😲

[@MOVIECASTTHENANDNOW]

Can you do how cecilia nina and claude bowes lyon are related

[@superstraight8402]

That's really weird. Did they know each other from being related or is it just a crazy coincidence??

[@my2angels1]

Not surprised. My ancestors are royals and prominent clans. Many people are at some point in history.

[@TammyWhelan]

Lol, I too am related to the royal family but isn’t most of England?

[@goddesst]

Probably the only reason they allowed them to marry

[@cambs0181]

Yeah, being only allowed to marry your 13th cousin really slims down the pickings.

[@kentuckylady2990]

I knew I was related to the royal family through the Bowes line but now I am related to Meghan. I will do some more investigation.

[@Michelle-gy2qy]

If we look back far enough we can find a common ancestors.

[@lindyro-wen6264]

Is Lady Olivia Hussey related at all to Thomas Hussey who is married to Bridget Bowes?

[@TheNid08]

Did Harry & Meg know? Do they know now? How did they find out? How do they feel about it? Are you the only researcher who discovered this? Wow.

[@denyesethomas252]

The palace would have researched her lineage prior to approving the marriage.

[@craiglittle8103]

no not the only researcher i ve found this on my tree too

[@mamastay164]

I need to check my background maybe I have royal cousins 🤔 too 😁 I'm 1/2 Italian, German, English & Welsh so it's possible 😉

[@angel-fz8qg]

I am related to the spain royal family. If we all dig for our blood line, I'm pretty sure we all belong to one of the royal families of the world. It's common sense...

[@85amil]

Watched a few videos and I still don’t get the once, twice ect removed… does that mean they weren’t considered family until the got with someone closer? I also don’t bring your own cousin 🙃

[@carriesullivan8234]

What do you mean by "died without issue"? Im not familiar with this term as a cause of death.

[@chocciechippie4770]

"Dying without issue" means "dying without producing offspring", i.e. never having kids.

[@katel7309]

means without children

[@loislewis5229]

Thomas Markle Sr has said he is descended from Robert the Bruce

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

Literally everyone with Scottish and English ancestry would be, I even have him in my family tree.

[@mmhthree]

@@OpinionatedChicken59 Yup millions of us now.

[@cambs0181]

That is basically everyone in America who have paid for a DNA test.

[@loislewis5229]

@@cambs0181 FYI, you can’t find Robert the Bruce in a DNA test, you have to do a genealogical research

[@Jooniebug]

Harry and Meghan were meant to be.😊❤💓

[@cynthiasamuels7338]

Yea both scammers suit each other is that wat she has over the rf that they are cuzins oh plse lol😅 glad they havnt ene kids FLA

[@kathiejohns1418]

Oh if only my mysterious family tree could be unraveled what secrets there are if my family's oral history is correct