A woman has revealed that a birthday present she got for her boyfriend inadvertently uncovered a huge family secret which led to his parents seperating.
She explained that her boyfriend has always wanted to learn more about his ancestry as the family's surname is thought to have links to royalty.
For his birthday she bought him an ancestry DNA kit so he would be able to trace his family tree and learn more about its history.
After he had done the test and the results came back, her boyfriend discovered he had a match to two people in their late teens and early twenties, which would most likely be half siblings.
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