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Johnny Depp, Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Madonna and more celebrities related to Queen Elizabeth and the British royal family

STORYTracey Furniss
Did you know ex-lovers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are both related Queen Elizabeth? Photo: Reuters
Did you know ex-lovers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are both related Queen Elizabeth? Photo: Reuters
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From Hollywood royalty to chart-topping pop stars, all these A-listers amazingly hold regal pedigree – including Meghan Markle herself before she married Prince Harry – as distant cousins to Queen Elizabeth and other UK royals

Madonna, Johnny Depp, Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may be Hollywood royalty – but did you know they are all related to the British royals too? And there are other A-listers too that you didn’t know are distant cousins to Queen Elizabeth.

Meghan Markle

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show off their engagement ring. Photo: @fiorese_jewelry/Instagram
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show off their engagement ring. Photo: @fiorese_jewelry/Instagram

When the Duchess of Sussex was merely Meghan Markle, she still had a royal lineage through Edward III, who was king of England from 1327, which makes her Harry’s 17th cousin. She is also related to Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife. Meghan’s 12th great-grandmother was Isabel Hildyard, who was second cousin to Seymour.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp during the 70th International Film Festival Berlin, Germany. Photo: AP Photo
Johnny Depp during the 70th International Film Festival Berlin, Germany. Photo: AP Photo

Another A-list actor whose lineage dates back to King Edward III is Johnny Depp, who is most famously known as Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He is 20th cousin to the queen of England.

Angelina Jolie 

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