Celebrities you never knew were related to royals

Ellen DeGeneres and Kate Middleton - Television host Ellen DeGeneres is a relative of both Kate Middleton and late Queen Elizabeth II. DeGeneres and Middleton are direct descendants of King Edward III of England, which makes them 15th cousins. As for her link with the Queen, she is her 19th cousin, twice removed.

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Robert Pattinson - Robert Pattinson is best known for his role as the vampire Edward Cullen in the 'Twilight' saga. But the actor has real-life vampire heritage. He is related to the one and only Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula!

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Michael Douglas and Queen Elizabeth II - American actor Michael Douglas has royal blood as he descends from King Edward III, making him the 19th cousin, once removed, of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Meghan Markle - Although Markle became a princess due to her marriage with Prince Harry, she was actually already related to the British royal family. Researchers of the New England Historic Genealogical Society revealed that she's a descendant of King Edward III of England, which makes her a very distant (more than 240 times over) cousin to Harry!

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Beyoncé and Queen Elizabeth II - Seems like Queen Bey is truly deserving of her royal title! Beyoncé and Queen Elizabeth II have the same ancestor: Henry II of England. This also means that the two queens are 25th cousins, once removed.

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Hugh Grant and King Henry VII - The British actor is a descendant of King Henry VII and of James IV of Scotland.

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Johnny Depp and Queen Elizabeth II - Johnny Depp is a distant relative of the Queen. According to genealogist Nick Barratt, Depp and Queen Elizabeth II have the same great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather. Well, that's some great news!

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Céline Dion and Camilla Parker-Bowles - The Canadian singer has family ties to the Queen Consort. Both Dion and Parker-Bowles are descended from Jean Guyon du Buisson, a French master mason who lived from 1592 to 1663.

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Madonna and Camilla Parker-Bowles - Madonna and the Queen Consort are distantly related. Both ladies are descendants of a 17th-century French carpenter named Zacharie Cloutier.

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Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal and Queen Elizabeth II - Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal are both descendants of British royalty. Researchers were able to trace their family tree back to King Henry I, which makes the siblings 19th cousins of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II - Former POTUS Barack Obama gets along with the British royal family quite well. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that his family tree on his mother's side goes back to William Gerard, who also happens to be an ancestor of the Queen.

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Brad Pitt and King Henry II - Pitt is related to King Henry II of England, which also makes him the 15th cousin, two times removed, of Queen Elizabeth II. But that is not the most surprising part. The actor is also a relative of... Barack Obama! Due to their common ancestor, the two men are ninth cousins. "I think he got the better-looking side of the gene pool," smiled the former president.

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Kyra Sedgwick and Queen Elizabeth II - Kyra Sedgwick is the descendant of Henry III of England, and also the 21st cousin, twice removed, of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Elle and Dakota Fanning - Elle Fanning played Princess Aurora in 'Maleficent' (2014), but it appears that she and sister Dakota have royal blood running in their veins. According to Ancestors.com, the "long-lost princesses" are the 22nd great-granddaughters of King Edward III of England, and are also the distant cousins of Kate Middleton.

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Benedict Cumberbatch - The Oscar-winning actor looks like he could have been part of the British family, and as a matter of fact, he kind of is. Cumberbatch is a third cousin 16 times removed to King Richard III. Fun fact: he played his ancestor in an episode of 'The Hollow Crown.'

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Hillary Duff and Queen Elizabeth II - Hillary Duff is the celebrity who's the most closely related to the late Queen. She's the Queen's 18th cousin, once removed into second place, and their common ancestor is King Edward III.

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Brooke Shields and Queen Elizabeth II - Brooke Shields comes right after Hillary Duff when it comes to celebrities who are the closest relatives to the queen. Shields traces her lineage to King Henry II of France, and this makes her the 18th cousin, once removed, to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Tom Hanks and King John - Tom Hanks' lineage links him to King John and Queen Elizabeth II. He's the 24th cousin of the Queen, and distant cousin of Prince William and Prince Harry.

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George W. Bush and Princess Diana - Former president of the United States George W. Bush has a very surprising family tree. The 43rd US President is the 11th cousin, once removed, of the late Princess of Wales.

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Angelina Jolie and Queen Elizabeth II - Angelina Jolie might be the only celebrity on this list who fostered an actual relationship with the Queen, who happened to be her 26th cousin. Jolie, who is descended from King Philippe II of France, received a honorary damehood by the queen in 2014.

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Glenn Close and King John - Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close has a royal bloodline as well. She too is related to King John of England and is the 24th cousin, twice removed, of Elizabeth Windsor.

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Guy Ritchie and Kate Middleton - Guy Ritchie has some royal connections, just like ex-wife Madonna. The director shares ancestry with Kate Middleton, and the two are sixth cousins. Ritchie was also invited to his distant cousin's wedding with William in 2011.

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Alec Baldwin and Queen Elizabeth II - The Baldwin family is linked to King Ethelred the Unready as well. This makes Alec Baldwin and his siblings 29th cousins of Her Royal Highness.

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Uma Thurman and Queen Elizabeth II - 'Kill Bill' actress Uma Thurman is a direct descendant of King Edward I of England and is the Queen's 21st cousin, once removed.

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Richard Gere and Queen Elizabeth II - Actor Richard Gere's family tree connects him to Queen Elizabeth II through their shared ancestor, English nobleman John Talbot. He and the queen are 22nd cousins, twice removed.

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Paris Hilton and Queen Elizabeth II - As unreal as it might sound, the well-known socialite and heiress is linked to the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Both of them share a common ancestor: Henry II of England. This makes them 20th cousins.

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Laura Dern and King Edward III - Actress Laura Dern can boastfully say that she shares a bloodline with King Edward III of England. This, of course, also means that she's related to the late Queen. Dern is the Queen's 19th cousin, three times removed.

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Ralph Fiennes and King Charles - Looks like Lord Voldemort is actually of royal descendant. In fact, he and King Charles are both descendants of King James II of Scotland. That makes them eighth cousins.

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Taylor Swift and Queen Elizabeth II - Some people refer to Taylor Swift as the Princess of Pop. Whether it's true or not, she surely has some royal blood running through her veins. The singer shares a common ancestor with Queen Elizabeth II, making them distant cousins.

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Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth II - Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth II were the same age, but that is not all the two ladies share. Both of them also happen to be distant cousins through their ancestor, William Brinley.

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Diane von Fürstenberg -

DVF, born as Diane Simone Michelle Halfin, was married to German Prince Egon von Fürstenberg from 1969 to 1983. The designer kept her royal surname after the divorce, but had to give up her title of princess.

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