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Hilarious moment Danny Dyer tells Prince Charles ‘you know we’re related’ after EastEnder actor’s royal ancestor revelation
PRINCE Charles has been left speechless as Danny Dyer cheerfully informed him they were related today.
The future king couldn't hide his surprise as the Cockney actor revealed they were both descended from King Edward II of England as they shook hands at the Prince's Trust this afternoon.
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As the pair met, Danny informed the 70-year-old royal he was in East Enders before adding: "Just wanted to let you know we're related."
Prince Charles seemed surprised as an aide laughed at the actor's bold declaration.
The Prince of Wales was today attending the National Prince's Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards 2019 held at the London Palladium.
Danny had discovered the family connection on a 2016 appearance on Who Do you Think You Are?
As well as a set of relatives from working-class areas of London, researchers also discovered a blood link with Thomas Cromwell, an English lawyer who was chief minister to King Henry VIII.
And earlier this year, the 41-year-old travelled to Sweden and France as part of his documentary Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family that explored the lives of his aristocratic ancestors.
Of course, Danny's not alone in his claims, with other Who Do You Think You Are? participants including , and all turning out to be of royal descent.
But should we be surprised that someone with a cockney accent can also boast such lineage? It’s actually more common than you might realise.
have argued that if you go back far enough, everyone within a certain group of people will have a shared ancestor.
And geneticists they claim shows everyone of European descent alive today shares enough DNA to suggest they all have the same very large set of ancestors from as recently as 1,000 years ago.
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And Danny's not the first celeb to dig up noble links, with Madonna, Paris Hilton and Johnny Depp all staking a claim to the throne.
Even Donald Trump — whose mother was born in Scotland — has royal connections.
He is related to Richard III through the medieval monarch’s great-great uncle, the 1st Duke of Lancaster, John of Gaunt, who died in 1399.
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