The Crown, Olivia Colman has portrayed Queen Elizabeth II to rave reviews. Now it turns out she’s actually distantly related to the monarch.
To celebrate the launch of the new season on Netflix, researchers at MyHeritage.com have delved into the actress’ relations to see if she has any royal blood.
It turns out the Queen and Olivia are actually 13th cousins.They are both descended from Richard Saunders (1452-1480) and Agnes Courtenay (1452-1485), who lived in Surrey, England.Although they probably didn’t discuss their shared ancestry, Olivia and the Queen once met face to face during an event at Windsor Castle.But this was long before the Oscar winner was cast as the Queen in The Crown.Olivia first met Her Majesty in 2014 at a film event –.
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