1. Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton is distantly related to King Henry II on her father's side. She says she found out when her mother took a DNA test for her family and was told that she is Queen Elizabeth II's 20th cousin. "Psychics have said I'm related to Marilyn Monroe and stuff like that. My mum just did one of those 23andMe DNA kits and I'm related to Marilyn Monroe and Queen Elizabeth," Paris Hilton told Cosmopolitan UK.
2. Kit Harington
Kit Harington is a descendant of King Charles II through her grandmother Lavender Cecilia Denny. She was married to Richard Harington, 12th Baron Harington, a title that has existed since the 14th century. Despite her connection to royalty, Ella Kit says that she did not have an extremely privileged upbringing.
"My parents didn't have a lot of money when I was growing up. We were comfortable, but I didn't go to Oxbridge. And yet every American interviewer would tell me, 'You're related to Charles II! Your grandfather was a baronet.' And it's maddening because that's part of my story, but they try to make me into a posh kid and I'm not. I am convinced that I am not. My mother always tells me: 'Tell those journalists that you went to a public school,'" Kit Harington said.
3. Rose Leslie
Rose Leslie has royal connections, as does her husband Kit Harington. Rose's mother is a descendant of King Charles II, while her father is an Aberdeenshire chieftain. Rose grew up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at Lickleyhead Castle, built by her family in the 16th century.
4. Madonna
Madonna is the ninth cousin, by direct line, of Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall. According to the Magazine, the duo's common ancestor is the 17th-century French carpenter Zacharie Cloutier. Their surprising family tree also connects them with Celine Dion, also related to the carpenter.
5. Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton recently revealed that she comes from a lineage of Zimbabwean royalty. Her mother is the granddaughter of a Shona chief, which makes her a princess and in turn, also makes Thandiwe a princess according to Shona's custom.
6. Brooke Shields
During her appearance on 'Who Do You Think You Are', Brooke Shields learned of her direct relationship with King Henry IV and that she was a distant cousin of Louis XIV. According to the Magazine, her royal lineage also makes her an 18th distant cousin of Queen Elizabeth II through her common ancestor John of Gaunt, son of Edward III of England.
