Meghan Markel ..Markle ?

We're all cousins if we go back far enough

If Prince Harry had chosen to marry Angela Merkel or Miss Marple I'm sure someone would have discovered they were descended from Scottish royalty, most of us are if you go back far enough.

I do know Miss Marple is not a real person, but when it comes to celebs, the boundary between fact and fiction is always a bit blurred.

Aw, I wanted to speak to someone of noble birth. ?

Annie please don't Cherry is just fine.
It could just be family legend!

Cherry, do we address you as Ma am ?

Well we all originate from Central Asia so don’t fret over it.

Agus I thought they were all related to an Irish ancestor ???

According to one optimistic view of the "facts" I'm descended from Utter Pendragon.

Then we are related!
MM must be a distant cousin

Many people are related to Charles 11nd but perhaps not in America! Why aren't we surprised that, hey presto, this lady has 'royal' blood in her veins!!

I had a chuckle when I heard it on the news too paddyann

Doesn’t surprise me though as almost every American or Canadia I have met all claim Scottish ancestory

how very convenient though ..lol

Oh, that makes her very well connected then?

Can we possibly allow a Stuart back into the royal family...?

(Please don't anyone say that the Queen has a tinge of Stuart blood; I do know. I'm just being facetious here..)

Yes, Robert the Bruce had a daughter, Marjorie, who married the High Steward of Scotland which is the origin of the House of Stewart and makes them ancestors of the royal family.

Did Robert the Bruce have any children?

Loads of people can be 'traced back' to possible notable ancestors but the 'connections' are often of dubious quality. We had a Great Uncle who was keen on genealogical 'research' and apparently our family on his side has William the Conqueror as an ancestor. I doubt it!

On the other hand, by the time you've gone back, say, 6 generations (200 years?) you've at least 64 direct ancestors; if you're going back 800 years it will be into the 1,000s from all over the place. So a vague possibility that there may be a notable or two in the mix...

I wouldn't let it worry you, paddyann; it's probably not true