Aristocrats in Hollywood: which celebrity has blue blood

In their filmography, many actors and actresses have the roles of aristocratic persons, princes, duchesses, and even ruling monarchs. By studying the biographies and lives of celebrities, you can find out that many stars are actually of noble origin, and blue blood flows in their veins.

Therefore, it is interesting which of the world stars can boast of real relatives of royal blood in their pedigree.

Hollywood celebrities that have blue blood

Robert Pattinson

American actor Robert Pattinson has long and successfully left the image of handsome vampire Edward Cullen, and his biography is now full of very serious film works. First of all, we are talking about Batman – the dark knight, brave, gloomy and daring. He succeeds in such roles with a bang, and it is not surprising that he has an aristocratic origin.

Pattinson is a distant cousin of Princes William and Harry, but that’s not the most interesting. He is related to the great and terrible ruler of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler. Yes, exactly the one that became the prototype of Count Dracula in the famous work of the same name by Bram Stoker.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch also has an aristocratic background. This became known quite by accident: in 2012, the British King Richard III bones were discovered. Before burial, they decided to find out who they belonged to, it was found that these were the remains of the monarch. Then there was information that Cumberbatch was his relative.

By the way, the actor embodied his eminent ancestor on the screen, playing King Richard III in the film “Empty Crown: War of the Scarlet and White Roses” in 2016. But even without such an aristocratic relative, his merits were noted. Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sherlock Holmes, beloved by millions, in 2015, awarding him the Order of the British Empire for his acting merits.

Kit Harington

The favorite of the public and the performer of the role of Jon Snow in the already cult show “Game of Thrones”, unlike his character, he always knew that he had an aristocratic origin. There are even monarchs among his relatives. The artist’s grandmother, Lavender Cecilia of Denia, is a descendant of the English monarch Charles II.

Of course, a girl of such noble origin married an aristocrat – Richard Harington, the 12th baronet of the Harrington family. But, despite the blue blood, the artist’s family, according to him, lived normally, and we are not talking about fabulous wealth.

Rose Leslie

As a wife, Kit Harington also chose a girl of royal blood. However, it is unlikely that this was the main selection criterion. Rose Leslie is Kit’s wife and future actress. The girl was born and raised not just anywhere but in the family castle Lickleyhead in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.

Her father is a real English aristocrat – Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, head of the Aberdeenshire clan Leslie, and the ancestor of Candida’s mother, Mary Leslie, was the same King Charles II. It turns out that Keith and Rose have a common ancestor, albeit a very distant one.

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Brooke Shields

Supermodel Brooke Shields is one of the top legendary models of the 90s. Her face graced glossy covers, including the fashion bible of Vogue magazine. Royal blood flows in her veins, which, perhaps, made her a real queen of the catwalks.

Among her relatives is King Henry IV of England, and the model herself is a direct descendant of his daughter Christina Bourbon. It was with him that the Bourbon dynasty began. Brooke learned about her origins as a university student. The girl herself wanted to know what her pedigree was.

Cindy Crawford

Another catwalk icon of the 90s, Cindy Crawford, is also not from ordinary people. She herself joked in an interview that she was born in a dynasty of American mutts. The girl meant that she grew up in the simplest family, but this was not entirely true.

Later, scientists were able to figure out the true origin of Crawford. It turned out that among the ancestors of the girl, there is Charles I the Great. This is an unusually significant person in European history: he was the king of the Franks, the duke of Bavaria, and since 800, he was called the emperor of the West.

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Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes is a man whose name is familiar to anyone who has watched the Harry Potter films. It was he who brilliantly played the worst enemy of the boy who survived, Voldemort. The Dark Lord, in his performance, turned out to be gloomy, majestic and very aristocratic.

On the stage, he now and then gets the birth of true aristocrats, such as Richard III or Henry VI. And this is not at all surprising because he has a noble origin. Fiennes’ family tree includes the Scottish King James II.

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp has long been one of the kings of Hollywood. Many of his roles become cult, and the characters are admired even after decades. There is something aristocratic about him, he looks like a dandy who carelessly burns life.

Perhaps the fact is that blue blood flows in his veins. A study was conducted, during which it turned out that Johnny was related to Elizabeth II herself.

Ellen DeGeneres

One of the most popular and influential American TV presenter, comedian, actress and philanthropists and she also has aristocratic roots. The Genealogical Society of the City of New York conducted a study and found out that Ellen is the 15th cousin of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.

In the sixteenth century, they had common ancestors who lived in the English kingdom – Sir Thomas Fairfax and his wife, Agnes Gascony. And although Ellen once told reporters that she would not mind getting close to the family of the future king of Great Britain, Kate Middleton and Prince William themselves, apparently, are not in a hurry to do this.

Tilda Swinton

The owner of an unusual androgynous appearance and mysterious, almost fabulous beauty, Tilda Swinton, also has a far from the simple origin. They call her an alien, but in fact, she is a true aristocrat. Her royal blood is betrayed not only by her unusual appearance, the ability to present herself, manners and high intelligence.

On the side of her father, the actress belongs to one of the noblest and ancient families in Scotland, her family tree is known until the 9th century. The actress is a direct descendant of King Robert the Bruce.

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