London Mayor Boris: A relative of the Royal British Family!

Boris family tree is full of surprises. Not only does his family tree disclose Turkish and noble relatives but also royal antecedents.

Indeed, on the one hand his great grandfather was Ali Kemal, Minister of the Interior in the government of Damat Ferid Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. On the other hand, his great, grandmother was the illegitimate daughter of Prince Paul von Rothenburg. The latter is linked to the Royal British Family as the great, great Grandson of George II but also to the Swedish and Dutch royals and the Romanoffs.

Therefore, we can easily understand Boris when he described himself as a “one-man melting point”

For those who want to know more, the Mayor’s royal antecedents are revealed in an episode of the BBC documentary Who do You Think You Are? screened on 20 August.

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