Seems like the Fanning sisters are not just Hollywood royalty — they are real royalty as well! In tracing the lineage of the royal family, researchers for Ancestry found out that Dakota and Elle are related to the royals, as they are the 22nd great-granddaughters of King Edward III. “You can consider [Elle] a long-lost princess. This connection is so unique and rare,” Ancestry’s Michelle Ercanbrack told People.
While the sister’s royal ancestor was around long before they were, their relative King Edward III certainly held a lot of esteem. In fact, he was the King of England beginning in 1327 and became well known for his strategy in the Hundred Years War. And it seems Dakota and Elle picked up some of the royal traits from their relative — like starting your career as early as possible — as King Edward III took to the throne as a kid, at only 14-years-old, according to the Historic U.K.
Proving the lineage, according to Ancestry, there are 700 years of paperwork that conclude the sisters are related to King Edward III through their mom, Heather Joy Arrington (via Elle). And if being related to a king wasn’t enough for the Fanning siblings, the two are also cousins of Kate Middleton! The Duchess of Cambridge’s mother, Carole, was also related to King Edward III.
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