All the celebrities who have links to royalty
Many of these stars are Hollywood royalty, but who knew that they were actual royalty too?
Read on to see all the stars who have links to royal families across the globe.
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Sharon Stone
Basic Instinct actress Sharon Stone recently discovered her links to French royalty on an episode of Finding Your Roots.
The actress was informed that her father's family line dates back to medieval times, with Holy Roman Empire monarch Charlemagne being Stone's 38th great-grandfather.
"Well if you want to see someone whose mind is completely blown, here it is," she said on the episode after receiving the news.
Now that the new information has settled in, Stone has more to say on the topic.
Sharon Stone
"I think it feels particularly good, particularly because my royal lines go through France," the 66-year-old told Us Weekly, "My grandparents founded France."
"[It] is the place that's very dear to my heart. It's, like, a second home.
"All the princes and princesses through Burgundy were my relatives. That's really beautiful and it's really touching.
She added thoughtfully, "I think if my father was alive to know that he had princely heritage, it would really touch his heart. But whether he knew it or not, my father had the air of kings."
Queen Elizabeth II was descended from a long line of royals, so it's no surprise that she would find family far and wide.
But some of them have made a name of their own, outside of their royal affiliations.
Actor sibling duo Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal can in fact trace their family's lineage back to royalty as descendants of Edward III, who was the King of England from 1327 through 1377.
This makes them Queen Elizabeth's 19th cousins.
But funnily enough, they are only the third closest American celebrities in relation to the crown.
After them, Brooke Shields is the second-most royal celebrity in America, being Queen Elizabeth II's 18th cousin once removed through Henry II of France.
She is also related to Catherine de Medici and Lucrezia Borgia, Charlemagne and El Cid, William the Conqueror, and King Harold II.
She may be known as Queen B, but there may be some truth to Beyoncé's moniker.
The superstar is actually also the 25th cousin, once removed, of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ancestry site Geni has provided the exact link between the two queens: "Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom is Beyoncé's stepfather's wife's first cousin's mother's ex-husband's ex-wife's first cousin's wife's aunt's husband's father's wife's nephew's wife."
Angelina Jolie always exudes a certain grace and poise, but some of it may be due to her roots.
Jolie is descended from French royalty through her mother, Marie Betrand, with her lineage being taces all the way back to the 12th century French King, Phillip II, the son of Louis VII.
That means she is also related to Marie of France, an influential French royal of the time and Phillip's half-sister.
She and Queen Elizabeth II were 26th cousins.
Brad Pitt
Funnily enough, Jolie's ex-husband Brad Pitt is also related to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The star's lineage can be traced back to King Henry II of England, which makes him the late Queen's 25th cousin, twice removed
Henry II was the husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was the first wife of Louis VII, Prince Philip II's father.
And as we now know, Jolie is a descendant of Prince Philip II through her mother.
Related to Robert the Bruce is someone who became a current royal family member.
Meghan Markle is able to trace her lineage back to the Scottish King through her grandmother's ancestor Roger Shaw.
Author Andrew Morton revealed the connection in his book Meghan: A Hollywood Princess.
He wrote: "It is possible to trace a direct line through 25 generations to Robert I of Scotland, perhaps the most colourful of all Scottish kings. It is the lineage of Meghan's gran that can be traced directly to the Scottish royals and more.
"Through her ancestor Roger Shaw, Meghan's trickle of blue blood was transported to America. The son of a wine merchant in the City of London, Shaw sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts around 1637.
"Through Shaw's family, who originated from Yorkshire, we find the link to royalty. It was the marriage in 1490 of James Shaw to Christina Bruce, the daughter of Sir David Bruce, 6th Baron of Clackmannan, a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce, that sealed the royal connection."
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