Turns out they’re not just Hollywood royalty.
1.Bob Odenkirkis King Charles III’s 11th cousin.
2.Madonna is Queen Camilla’s 9th cousin once removed.
3.Beyonce is the25th cousin once removedofQueen ElizabethII.
4.Angelina Jolieisa 25th cousin of Queen Elizabeth IIvia a French link.
5.Forget related Thandiwe Newtonisa Zimbabwean princess.
6.Hilary Duff is Queen Elizabeth II’s 18th cousin.
7.Benedict Cumberbatch is King Richard III’s secondcousin 16 times removed.
8.And Paris Hiltonclaims to be relatedto Queen Elizabeth II, too.
9.Ellen DeGeneres is also related to Queen Elizabeth II through King Edward III.
10.Megan Marklewas already distantly relatedto King Edward III before she married Prince Harry.
15.Brooke Shields is Queen Elizabeth II’s 18th cousin.
18.Laura Dern is Queen Elizabeth II’s19th cousin thrice removed, through King Edward III (again).
19.Hugh Grant is Queen Elizabeth II’s 9th cousin once removed.
20.Uma Thurman isQueen Elizabeth II’s 21st cousin, once removed.
21.Guy Ritchie isKate Middleton’s 6th cousinonce removed.
25.Allison Janneyis Queen Elizabeth II’s 22nd cousin, once removed.
26.Richard Gereis also related to the former Queenthrough King Edward I.
27.Tom Hanksis also related to Queen Elizabeth II.
28.Celine Dionshares Madonna’s connectionto Kate Middleton.
29.Sigourney Weaver isthe 24th cousin once removedof Queen Elizabeth II.
30.Like Sigourney Weaver,Glenn Close is Queen Elizabeth II’s 24th cousin once removed.
32.Johnny Deppis Queen Elizabeth II’s 25th cousin.
33.Alec Baldwin isQueen Elizabeth II’s 29th cousin twice removed.
34.Brad Pitt is a 25th cousin twice removedof Queen Elizabeth II.
35.Ozzy Osbourne is related to both Russian and British royalty.
36.Akosua Busiais a Ghanaian princess.
37.George Bushis an 11th cousin, twice removed, of Princess Diana.
38.Michael Douglas is related to Queen Elizabeth IIthrough you guessed it King Edward III.
39.Jamie Lee-Curtisis a Baronessthrough her marriage to Christopher Guest.
40.Sissy Spacekis Queen Elizabeth’s 24th cousin.
41.Kyra Sedgwickis the 21st cousin twice removedof Queen Elizabeth II.
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