In the celebrity sphere, many personalities can claim to be linked, directly or indirectly, to a royal family. Like actress Angelina Jolie or singer Madonna, Gala.fr invites you to discover 20 stars who are related to the prestigious world of gotha.
Besides being rich and famous, some stars have royal blood running through their veins. If they are no longer together today, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were both linked to royal families. The actress is a descendant of King Philip II of France on her mother’s side, while her ex-husband is linked to King Henry II of England, through his mother as well. But Shiloh Pitt’s parents are far from being the only ones to be related to members of the elite.
According to the family and social history website Ancestry.co.uk, which relied on Canadian documents spanning over 300 years from 1621, Madonna would be a distant cousin of Camilla Parker Bowles. The two women are descended from a certain Zacharie Cloutier, a French carpenter who settled in Quebec in the 17th century. Celine Dion, who is currently ill, is also said to be the 9th cousin of the wife of Prince Charles of England.
Other personalities are linked to Edward III, who reigned over England in the 14th century, from 1327 until his death in 1377. This is particularly the case of the actress Hilary Duff, of the actor Michael Douglas or from Jake Gyllenhall and his sister Maggie Gyllenhaal. See you in our slideshow to find 20 personalities who are related to a royal family.
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