Did you know that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are not only related by marriage? Kinda gross, right? In fact Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are third cousins. So here is how it goes:
The Queen and Prince Philip are both descendants of Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth's great grandfather is Queen Victoria's son Edward VII. Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Alice is Prince Philip's great grandmother.
Queen Victoria is where the Queen and Prince meet on the family tree.
An interesting royal who is also related through Queen Victoria is Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, who's great grandmother is Queen Victoria and who's grandmother is Princess Alice. Princess Alice's daughter is Alexandra Feodorovna. This means that Prince Philip is the great nephew of Alexandra Feodorovna, who's daughter is Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, the Grand Duchess famously known for being killed and then have imposters claiming to be the duchess many years later.
So wow, isn't it creepy how all the royals are related?
The Queen and Prince Philip are both descendants of Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth's great grandfather is Queen Victoria's son Edward VII. Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Alice is Prince Philip's great grandmother.
Queen Victoria is where the Queen and Prince meet on the family tree.
An interesting royal who is also related through Queen Victoria is Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, who's great grandmother is Queen Victoria and who's grandmother is Princess Alice. Princess Alice's daughter is Alexandra Feodorovna. This means that Prince Philip is the great nephew of Alexandra Feodorovna, who's daughter is Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, the Grand Duchess famously known for being killed and then have imposters claiming to be the duchess many years later.
So wow, isn't it creepy how all the royals are related?
A little bit!
ReplyDeleteWow-I never knew this! Creepy indeed!
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