Now, Prince Charles is married to Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has two children with her ex-husband, Tom Parker-Bowles and Laura Lopes, a food writer and art curator respectively. Prince Charles married The Honourable Diana Spencer, aka Princess Diana, and had two sons Prince William and Prince Henry, who everyone knows as Prince Harry. Prince Charles is the Queen's eldest son - she was just 22-years-old when she gave birth and introduced her heir apparent to the world. Here's a speedy run down in case you're not sure who's who! Prince Charles - Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son The Queen and Prince Philip have four children, each of whom have two children. But we've certainly come a long way, because Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were ACTUAL first cousins. Phew, that's a lot of Alices and Victorias! What that means is that Prince Philip and the Queen are exceptionally distant cousins.

Princess Victoria's parents were Princess Alice (Queen Victoria's daughter) and Louise IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Princess Alice was descended from Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine and Louis of Battenberg. Prince Philip's parents were Princess Alice of Battenberg and Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark. Whereas the Queen descended from Queen Victoria through her father's line, Prince Philip is descended from his mother's. Queen Victoria's children married into royal families across Europe, so there are lots of connections when you trace the royal family tree. Yes, they are technically very distantly related - although the same could be said of most royal families across the world.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip BOTH descend from Queen Victoria You can find out more about Princess Margaret below. King George VI and his wife, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, had two children, Princess Elizabeth - now Queen Elizabeth II - and Princess Margaret.

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