Famous stars whose ancestors are even more famous than they are


[post_page_title]Meghan Markle and Winston Churchill[/post_page_title]
When Meghan Markle married into the Royal Family by wedding Prince Harry, monocles were dropping left, right, and center all over Buckingham Palace. After all, this was an American divorcée who’s both an actress and of mixed heritage… Scandalous! This bitter pill might’ve gone down a little smoother if those stuffy aristocrats took into account Meghan’s upper-class lineage. Apparently, British genealogists did some digging before the wedding and discovered Meghan was the sixth cousin twice removed of former British prime minister Winston Churchill. On top of that, she’s also distantly related to William Shakespeare!

Meghan Markle and Winston Churchill

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