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Is Trump related to King Charles? Shocking 'distant cousins' link found
A genealogical connection reveals Trump as King Charles III's 15th cousin, tracing back to Scottish aristocracy and royal heritage.
A surprising genealogical link discovered by The Daily Mail says that President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III are distant cousins through shared ancestry. The Daily Mail has uncovered a newly traced family tree that connects Trump's lineage to European royal bloodlines.
“Wow, that’s nice. I’ve always wanted to live in Buckingham Palace!!! I’ll talk to the King and Queen about this in a few minutes!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday, expressing joy.
The Daily Mail reportedthat President Trump's ancestry also connects him to the royal houses of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
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Tracing the royal connection
The reported link stems from Trump’s maternal ancestry, which traces back to Scotland, and intersects with aristocratic lineages connected to the British royal family.
The third Earl of Lennox, a great-grandson of King James II of Scotland, is Trump's common ancestor and the source of his royal ancestry. John Stuart, the third Earl, had a son named Matthew, whose son later became Mary, Queen of Scots' second husband.
Mary and her husband were parents toKing James I of England, and the rest is simply history. A succession of King Georges, Queen Elizabeths, and a few more followed, culminating in King Charles III of the United Kingdom.
Trump's lineage comes from Lady Helen and the Earl of Sutherland, who had a daughter named Lady Jane. Lady Jane married the chief of the Clan Mackay.
Their son, another Donald Mackay, was the first Lord Reay. This Donald produced generations of Mackays and then McLeods.
Mary Anne MacLeod of Lewis, who immigrated to the United States in 1930, is descended from this Donald. There, she wed Fred Trump, a real estate developer, and the two had five kids. The fourth was Donald Trump, who was born in 1946.
This is how President Trump is King Charles III's 15th cousin.
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Trump is not the only president who is related to the Royal family
According to reports at the time, American presidents are at least six times more likely to be descended from royalty than the electorate.
George H.W. Bush's family tree dates back to the 1400s, according to genealogists who identified him as Queen Elizabeth II's 13thcousin in 1988.
Additionally, according to the Daily Mail, Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton were both descended from John of Gaunt, son of Edward III, in Britain.
