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Royal Wedding: Meghan Markle's Kent connections revealed

13:30, 29 November 2017

The latest royal bride-to-be has a connection to Kent, it has been revealed.

Meghan Markle, who announced her engagement to Prince Harry on Monday, is related to Sir Winston Churchill.

The former prime minister lived in Chartwell, Westerham.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after announcing their engagement. Picture: Eddie Mulholland/Daily Telegraph/PA Wire
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after announcing their engagement. Picture: Eddie Mulholland/Daily Telegraph/PA Wire

Research by MyHeritage.com has uncovered she is related to Churchill through her father's side of the family.

Her connection to the famous British Prime Minister is as that she is his sixth cousin, five times removed, through Zachariah Howe, who came from a family of British settlers that originated from Essex.

Miss Markle is also William Shakespeare's fifth cousin, 13 times removed.

The family tree shows how Meghan Markle is related to Sir Winston Churchill. Graphic: MyHistory.com
The family tree shows how Meghan Markle is related to Sir Winston Churchill. Graphic: MyHistory.com

Spokesman Aaron Godfrey said of the findings: "MyHeritage.com enables anyone to discover their family history easily, so when we heard the wonderful news about Harry and Meghan's engagement, we wanted to help Meghan discover some English roots of her own.

"I'm sure she will be delighted to know that she comes from such prestigious British stock."

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