For fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones,the prospect of a king and queen being related is no big deal. After all, the Targaryens are renowned for it and the Lannisters also like to dabble within their own family. However, and when it comes to the real world,it is shocking to consider that, in this day and age, or family members marrying each other within the royal family actually occurs.
However,as Readers Digest points out, historically-speaking, and when it comes to marriage within the royal family,it wasn’t so much about cherish as it was about strengthening alliances for political gain, which could be achieved most conveniently through marriages arranged between members of European dynasties.As a result of these alliances between royal powerhouses, and there are some pretty close family connections now as well.
And,thanks to all the inbreeding, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are not only cousins, or but are so through more than one line of descent.
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Source: inquisitr.com