Meghan Merkle Is Descended From Robert The Bruce

Daily Mail UK ^ | 04/01/2018 | Tim Stickings

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Meghan Markle is descended from Scottish hero Robert the Bruce, it has emerged.

The royal bride-to-be can trace her family back to the Scottish king who won independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

The link between royal families seven centuries apart is revealed in Andrew Morton's new book Hollywood Princess, according to The Sun.

Mr Morton said: 'It is ­possible to trace a direct line through 25 generations to Robert I of Scotland, perhaps the most colourful of all Scottish kings.

[Vermont Lt]

My sister did one of those dna things. We found we are 15% Scandinavian and 15% Italian. She was stumped because we thought ourselves Scot-Irish.

I pointed out to her that our descendants were only rape by the best invaders.

[Hildy]

I think it will. Unlike Princess Diana, this one knows how FREAKING LUCKY she is.

[Crucial]

Watch out Ireland! Obama didn’t like Ireland either.

[RedMonqey]

If I remember my movie history right, Robert The Bruce turned out to be a traitor to William Wallace, didn’t he?

In the movie, Braveheart, it was Robert's father, who made a deal with Longshanks to secure the Bruce's linage to the Scottish throne.

[NFHale]

I got you all beat...

I’m descended from a flatulent Ukie potato farmer named Boris...

And HE was responsible for the “Tunguska Blast”...

Stood too close to the campfire one cold winter night, let one rip, and BOOM.

The rest is history...

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Robert the Bruce is a Scottish national hero. He defeated the English at the Battle Of Bannenockbourne in 1314.

The Scots were outnumbered by the English and Robert turned the tide of the battle into a resounding victory for Scotland.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Tart is a nice way of saying “gold-digging, *ock-hopping slut.”

[goldstategop]

Courteney Cox is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror.

He’s her 25x grandfather.

[DoodleBob]

No, this guy:

[RedMonqey]

If Ancestry.com and our family’s folklore can be believed, my father’s people are kin to the Robert the Bruce through marriage.

Our family
came down from the hills and fought the Battle of Preston (1648)on the side of the Jacobites.

They lost and those who were not killed or hanged outright was put on prison ships and sailed to america as indentured servants. They landed in Virginia and bought off their freedom and headed to Tennessee.

To this day our family has a virulent hatred for all thing royalty or authority or general.

[Vic S]

36 yo divorce that Harry was forced to marry to encourage Brits to intermarry between races. That’s my take.

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Jon Cryer’s ancestor who came from Scotland to America as an indentured servant, is a true tale told on “WHo Do You Think You Are?”

The parallels are downright eerie. People have had similar life stories.

[myerson]

Horsesh*t!

[matt1234]

Publication date is April Fools Day.

[RedMonqey]

Hugh, Earl of Ross

Hugh was a favorite of King Robert I of Scotland, who endowed him with many lands. Aodh even married Robert's sister, Matilda. Aodh's young brother, Iain, was given marriage to the Margaret Comyn, heiress of Buchan (although he died childless).

This is the link(by marriage) to Robert the Bruce.

The castle estate still stands and at one time was owned by Princess's Diane's boy friend Dodi Fyed(Sp?)

needless to say my father didn't get any of the royal estate or even as much as a purloined spoon. And the only title my father had was"Farmer", 'Private" and "Postman" And "Mr"

Oh well...

[Political Junkie Too]

So is Nigel Bruce.

-PJ

[AnalogReigns]

I just learned through Ancestry.com that I’m a descendant of several generations of English Knights and Sheriffs. It has kind of changed my attitude, I must admit.

[myerson]

Right.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

I bet she's really related Kunta Kinte.
 

[healy61]

I have a direct line of descendancy from Pippen the Short.