If you’ll recall, on February 4, 2013, I posted news about how King Richard III‘s remains had been found. I also wrote about how Canadian-born cabinet-maker Michael Isben might be an heir to the monarch.
Well, it’s official: DNA matched positive! He is the proud 17th great-grandson of the King!
That’s not all he learned that fateful day. He learned of another descendant – a relative he hadn’t known about. The “new” cousin would rather remain anonymous.
To read my first post about this, click HERE!
To read about how he felt when he visited the fragile King, go to This Is Leicestershire.
Related articles
- Did King Richard III get a quick burial? (thestar.blogs.com)
- William Shakespeare’s Richard III – The Convenient Villain (mattlewisauthor.wordpress.com)
- King Richard’s head to go on tour (itv.com)
- King Richard III had uncomfortable resting place (cnn.com)
- York’s year-long celebration of King Richard III (yorkpress.co.uk)
- King Richard III’s body was crammed into too-small grave, say dig team (thetimes.co.uk)
- DNA Confirms Bones are those of King Richard III (eogn.com)
- King Richard III buried in ‘untidy’ grave (cbc.ca)
- Head of King Richard III to tour England (thetimes.co.uk)
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I wonder if he would be interested in joining the Richard III Society.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_Society
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I wonder, eh? That is some society, I’ll say that much. Oh well, we all need our pastimes, eh? Thanks for the link! 🙂
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Wow! That is pretty neat. 😀
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Isn’t it though? I think he’s about 55 years old now. But it got me thinking: if someone had told him, say ten years ago, that he was so related to a king, he’d would have laughed at that … now look. Amazing things can happen in life! I love it when I witness these twist and turns.
🙂
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It’s like a fairy tale, only true!!!
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🙂
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This is so cool. I love genealogy. Hmm, my maternal grandmother’s father was a purohit (royal priest) for an Indian King. I’ve seen the castle and everything. 😉
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How fascinating! I can just imagine how that must have felt! (excuse my turning a little green) 🙂
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I think the “new” cousin is wise to hide from the limelight. 😛
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Yes, indeed! Considering how much media attention this has gotten, eh? I don’t know what it would feel like to learn that I was related to a king! 🙂
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Ok, lets dream for a while. I could see you practicing how to curtsy in front of the mirror. 😛
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Darn, I thought the door was closed! 😆
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😆
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Cool! I think I’d press the issue, QEII be darned! (Of course, I’m a revolting republican from south of the border!)
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LOL!! 😆 🙂
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