You likely won’t see Beyoncé at the next Trooping the Color, but you probably would have in an alternate universe. According to genealogical sleuthing by FindMyPast.com, as reported by CBS News, our Queen Bey is a distant relative of Queen Elizabeth II. You might be scratching your head figuring out how that came about, considering that Beyoncé has always branded herself as a Houston Girl with Creole roots (remember the lyrics to “Formation”?), but the online genealogy service asserts that she is the late royal’s 25th cousin, once removed, with their common ancestor being King Henry II.
By extension, this technically makes Beyoncé’s kids, Blue Ivy and twins Sir and Rumi Carter, cousins with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis. FindMyPast.com also notes that these youngsters are 23rd cousins, twice removed. “It’s long been said that the USA and UK have a special relationship, and that is certainly the case between Hollywood’s elite and the Royal Family,” Debra Chatfield, family historian for the company, told Daily Mail.
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Look, it had been historically proven that monarchism never did quite work in America, but if Queen Bey and the Carters decide to rule one day, there won’t be complaints on our part!
