Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are set to tie the knot in an extravagant wedding on Oct. 12.
And as it turns out, the couple are already distantly related!
The princess and wine merchant are distant cousins – specifically third cousins once removed.
The pair share an ancestor in common, the 2nd Earl of Leicester Thomas William Coke.
Princess Eugenie is a descendant from Cooke’s first wife Juliana Whitbread, while Brooksbank is a descendant from Coke’s second wife, Georgina Caroline Cavendish.
Their shared ancestor is Eugenie’s great-great-great-great grandfather, on her mother Fergie’s side of the family and the great-great grandfather to her fiance.
The connection between the two was discovered by Business Insider on Peerage.com.
Though it may seem a little odd, the couple aren’t the only royals to share a common ancestor.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are also distantly related, as second cousins once removed.
They share the same great-great grandmother of Queen Victoria.
Talk about keeping it in the family!
Related stories
Native ad body.
Native ad body.
Native ad body.
