Royal family ethnicity estimates

[Mart 'n' Al]

The Royal Family comes in for a lot of inane criticism for having some German roots.  I wonder what the breakdown would be if The Queen was actually tested. And Prince Philip. Any serious suggestions?

Martin

[davidft]

That is an interesting question. I did see a reference some years ago that said Elizabeth II was our most "English" queen since Elizabeth I thanks to her mother's ancestry. The quote of the royal family being Germans, one that Diana Spencer used on several occasions is one that is said out of ignorance in my opinion as although there is a lot of marriage to German princes and princesses if you look further afield all the European royals are so inter married and come from all four corners of Europe I suspect the best you will see is x % Western and central Europe, x % Eastern Europe, x % Scandinavian etc.


Perhaps they should apply for a free Ancestry DNA test next time they are available (although of course some like Prince Philip have been tested and his haplogroups are publicly known, it is also said that William and Harry were DNA tested in case of kidnap although the results are not publicly available).

[Kerrill]

William and Harry were DNA tested in case of kidnap although the results are not publicly available).
 I wonder why?

[groom]

William and Harry were DNA tested in case of kidnap although the results are not publicly available).
 I wonder why?

Privacy I guess. Why should they make their results public?

[Mart 'n' Al]

William and Henry have so many facial and hair similarities to either/or the immediate royals, and Spencers.  I must look at the 64 direct ancestors too.

Martin

[pharmaT]

I don't think you could really guess which of their ancestors' DNA has been inherited.

[Greensleeves]

The British royal family has quite substantial German roots:

George 1 - born Hanover (German) married Sophia of Cella (German)
George II - born North Germany (German) married Caroline of Ansbach (German)
George III - born Britain of German parents married Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (German)
George IV - born Britain of German parents married Caroline of Brunswick (German)
William IV - born Britain married Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (German)
Victoria - father Prince Edward son of George III (German); mother Victoria of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld (German)  married Albert (German)
Edward VII - married Alexandria of Denmark
George V - married Mary of Teck (born in England of German parents)
George VI - married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (British)
Elizabeth II - married Philip Mountbatten whose father was Greek and whose mother was German.

[philipsearching]

William and Harry were DNA tested in case of kidnap although the results are not publicly available).
 I wonder why?

Privacy I guess. Why should they make their results public?

To stop the public speculating about Harry's father?  (Or confirm the rumours!)

[Rosinish]

William and Harry were DNA tested in case of kidnap although the results are not publicly available).
 I wonder why?

Privacy I guess. Why should they make their results public?

To stop the public speculating about Harry's father?  (Or confirm the rumours!)

There's that too & if the speculation is true, I personally would not be up/down given the obvious events within the marriage from DAY 1 & his mothers' own words, there were "three people" in her marriage & I wouldn't blame her, more congratulate her for retaliating having been used for an Heir & a "Spare" 

Annie