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REVEALED: WILLIAM'S INDIAN ANCESTRY.
Daily Mail, UK
June 14 2013
DNA tests show future monarch has clear genetic line to the former
'Jewel in the Crown' from Diana's side
*DNA testing proves that the Duke of Cambridge is of Indian ancestry
*He will become first King of England with genetic link to India
*Prince William's great-great-great-great-great grandmother was half-Indian
*William will be first and last monarch with the DNA link as it can
only be passed on by a mother
*Revelation will prompt calls for prince to make maiden visit to the country
By MARIO LEDWITH
DNA testing has revealed that Prince William will become the first
British monarch of Indian ancestry.
A clear genetic line has been drawn between the Duke of Cambridge and
a half-Indian woman, potentially marking him as the first King whose
bloodline is descended from the country.
Analysis of saliva samples on relatives of Prince William revealed the
link between the second in line to the throne and a distant relative
from his mother's family.
The revelation will prompt calls for the 30-year-old prince to make
his maiden visit to India, following in the footsteps of his parents
who travelled there in 1992.
The genetic link with India is believed to originate from Williams's
great-great-great-great-great grandmother Eliza Kewark.
Although often described as Armenian, DNA analysis has revealed that
she was at least half-Indian and is known to have lived in the
country's western region.
Scottish scientists established the link after discovering that
Eliza's descendants carried a rare strand of DNA - known as
mitochondrial DNA - which can only be passed on by a mother.
Only people from the Indian subcontinent have been found to carry the
particular strand of DNA. It has been recorded in 14 other people -
all Indian, apart from one Nepalese native.
The DNA is thought to have been passed down to Prince William and his
brother Harry, as the scientist behind the research described the
genetic link as 'unassailable'.
The tests were carried out by genetics expert Jim Wilson, from the
University of Edinburgh and a group called BritainsDNA, who said that
the princes would be unable to pass the DNA to their children.
It has not been revealed which relations of William supplied the
saliva samples to allow the DNA to be tested.
Princess Diana's maternal aunt Mary Roach told The Times: 'I always
assumed that I was part-Armenian so I am delighted that I also have an
Indian background.'
Kewark was married to Scotsman Theodore Forbes, who left his wife and
sent their daughter, Katherine, to live in Britain aged six.
Letters sent from Kewark to her estranged husband were discovered by
researchers in which she begged to be able to see her children again.
The communication suggests that Forbes turned his back on his wife,
potentially due to her race, referring to her as his 'housekeeper' in
his will after he died returning to Britain on a ship in 1820.
He also described her as the 'purported mother' of Katherine.
If the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge do decide to make a state visit
to the country after the expected birth of the couple's baby in July,
the second in line to the throne will hope that their experience is
more harmonious than his parents.
Princess Diana was famously pictured sitting alone outside the Taj
Mahal, an Indian landmark regarded as symbol of love, without her
husband in sight.
His direct genetic lineage could be seized upon by Buckingham Palace
as a way of boosting the British monarchy's popularity in the country.
Alistair Moffat, the founder of BritainsDNA, said: 'Knowing something
about your DNA and its origins in prehistory definitely changes your
sense of yourself, and one way that it does that is to make you feel
part of a world community.'
Historian Alistair Moffat told MailOnline how before India became a
part of the British Empire in the mid-19th century, it was governed by
the East India Company, who employed armies and generals and even
fought wars, including Robert Clive's famous campaign against the
French which culminated in the victory at Plassey.
Mr Moffat said: 'When Henry Dundas became Governor General of the East
India Company, he began to appoint more and more Scots to important
positions.
'When Theodore Forbes came to Leith to work, he probably came into
contact with the tea merchants who brought tea to Britain in the tea
clippers, the wonderful sailing ships. Perhaps the Cutty Sark is the
best known.
'Scottish entrepreneurs had invested so heavily in the Indian tea
industry that it outstripped production in China.
'As the third son of a Scottish landowner, Forbes needed to make his
fortune elsewhere and like many ambitious young men, he went to India
to do just that.
'When Forbes arrived in the Bombay Presidency he employed a
housekeeper, Eliza Kewark. They had three children, one of whom,
Catherine or Kitty, was the ancestress of Princess Diana.'
NDIAN ANCESTRY: FAMILY TREE WHICH LINKS THE PRINCE TO ELIZA KEWARK
The wedding of Ruth Sylvia Gill and Edmund Burke Roche, 4th Baron
Fermoy, at St Devenick's Church, Bieldside, Scotland
Prince William's Indian ancestry can be traced back through his family
tree which reveals his genetic link with Eliza Kewark.
Kewark had three children with Theodore Forbes after he arrived in
India, working for the East India Company.
One of their children, Katherine, became a well-respected member of
society in Scotland and married James Crombie, a member of the family
that manufactured the coats of the same name, in Aberdeen, in March
1837.
The pair had eight children including Jane Crombie, who was born in
November 8, 1843, and married David Littlejohn.
Their daughter, Ruth Littlejohn, was born in 1879, who married Colonel
William Smith Gill in 1898.
Ruth Littlejophn then gave birth to Ruth Sylvia Gill eight years after
the turn of the century, who lived until July 6, 1993.
She became styled as Baroness Fermony after she married Edmund Burke
Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, in September 1931.
She held the office of Justice of the Peace between June 1956 and
March 1960, before she became the Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen
Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and was invested as a Dame Commander,
Royal Victorian Order, in 1966.
Among her children was Princess Diana's mother, the Hon Frances Burke
Roche, born on January 20, 1936, in Sandringham, Norfolk.
She married Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and they had five
children together, including Diana, before they divorced in 1969.
She then went on to marry Peter Shand Kydd.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2341437/Williams-Indian-ancestry-DNA-tests-future-monarch-clear-genetic-line-country-mothers-side.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Daily Mail, UK
June 14 2013
DNA tests show future monarch has clear genetic line to the former
'Jewel in the Crown' from Diana's side
*DNA testing proves that the Duke of Cambridge is of Indian ancestry
*He will become first King of England with genetic link to India
*Prince William's great-great-great-great-great grandmother was half-Indian
*William will be first and last monarch with the DNA link as it can
only be passed on by a mother
*Revelation will prompt calls for prince to make maiden visit to the country
By MARIO LEDWITH
DNA testing has revealed that Prince William will become the first
British monarch of Indian ancestry.
A clear genetic line has been drawn between the Duke of Cambridge and
a half-Indian woman, potentially marking him as the first King whose
bloodline is descended from the country.
Analysis of saliva samples on relatives of Prince William revealed the
link between the second in line to the throne and a distant relative
from his mother's family.
The revelation will prompt calls for the 30-year-old prince to make
his maiden visit to India, following in the footsteps of his parents
who travelled there in 1992.
The genetic link with India is believed to originate from Williams's
great-great-great-great-great grandmother Eliza Kewark.
Although often described as Armenian, DNA analysis has revealed that
she was at least half-Indian and is known to have lived in the
country's western region.
Scottish scientists established the link after discovering that
Eliza's descendants carried a rare strand of DNA - known as
mitochondrial DNA - which can only be passed on by a mother.
Only people from the Indian subcontinent have been found to carry the
particular strand of DNA. It has been recorded in 14 other people -
all Indian, apart from one Nepalese native.
The DNA is thought to have been passed down to Prince William and his
brother Harry, as the scientist behind the research described the
genetic link as 'unassailable'.
The tests were carried out by genetics expert Jim Wilson, from the
University of Edinburgh and a group called BritainsDNA, who said that
the princes would be unable to pass the DNA to their children.
It has not been revealed which relations of William supplied the
saliva samples to allow the DNA to be tested.
Princess Diana's maternal aunt Mary Roach told The Times: 'I always
assumed that I was part-Armenian so I am delighted that I also have an
Indian background.'
Kewark was married to Scotsman Theodore Forbes, who left his wife and
sent their daughter, Katherine, to live in Britain aged six.
Letters sent from Kewark to her estranged husband were discovered by
researchers in which she begged to be able to see her children again.
The communication suggests that Forbes turned his back on his wife,
potentially due to her race, referring to her as his 'housekeeper' in
his will after he died returning to Britain on a ship in 1820.
He also described her as the 'purported mother' of Katherine.
If the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge do decide to make a state visit
to the country after the expected birth of the couple's baby in July,
the second in line to the throne will hope that their experience is
more harmonious than his parents.
Princess Diana was famously pictured sitting alone outside the Taj
Mahal, an Indian landmark regarded as symbol of love, without her
husband in sight.
His direct genetic lineage could be seized upon by Buckingham Palace
as a way of boosting the British monarchy's popularity in the country.
Alistair Moffat, the founder of BritainsDNA, said: 'Knowing something
about your DNA and its origins in prehistory definitely changes your
sense of yourself, and one way that it does that is to make you feel
part of a world community.'
Historian Alistair Moffat told MailOnline how before India became a
part of the British Empire in the mid-19th century, it was governed by
the East India Company, who employed armies and generals and even
fought wars, including Robert Clive's famous campaign against the
French which culminated in the victory at Plassey.
Mr Moffat said: 'When Henry Dundas became Governor General of the East
India Company, he began to appoint more and more Scots to important
positions.
'When Theodore Forbes came to Leith to work, he probably came into
contact with the tea merchants who brought tea to Britain in the tea
clippers, the wonderful sailing ships. Perhaps the Cutty Sark is the
best known.
'Scottish entrepreneurs had invested so heavily in the Indian tea
industry that it outstripped production in China.
'As the third son of a Scottish landowner, Forbes needed to make his
fortune elsewhere and like many ambitious young men, he went to India
to do just that.
'When Forbes arrived in the Bombay Presidency he employed a
housekeeper, Eliza Kewark. They had three children, one of whom,
Catherine or Kitty, was the ancestress of Princess Diana.'
NDIAN ANCESTRY: FAMILY TREE WHICH LINKS THE PRINCE TO ELIZA KEWARK
The wedding of Ruth Sylvia Gill and Edmund Burke Roche, 4th Baron
Fermoy, at St Devenick's Church, Bieldside, Scotland
Prince William's Indian ancestry can be traced back through his family
tree which reveals his genetic link with Eliza Kewark.
Kewark had three children with Theodore Forbes after he arrived in
India, working for the East India Company.
One of their children, Katherine, became a well-respected member of
society in Scotland and married James Crombie, a member of the family
that manufactured the coats of the same name, in Aberdeen, in March
1837.
The pair had eight children including Jane Crombie, who was born in
November 8, 1843, and married David Littlejohn.
Their daughter, Ruth Littlejohn, was born in 1879, who married Colonel
William Smith Gill in 1898.
Ruth Littlejophn then gave birth to Ruth Sylvia Gill eight years after
the turn of the century, who lived until July 6, 1993.
She became styled as Baroness Fermony after she married Edmund Burke
Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, in September 1931.
She held the office of Justice of the Peace between June 1956 and
March 1960, before she became the Woman of the Bedchamber to HM Queen
Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and was invested as a Dame Commander,
Royal Victorian Order, in 1966.
Among her children was Princess Diana's mother, the Hon Frances Burke
Roche, born on January 20, 1936, in Sandringham, Norfolk.
She married Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and they had five
children together, including Diana, before they divorced in 1969.
She then went on to marry Peter Shand Kydd.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2341437/Williams-Indian-ancestry-DNA-tests-future-monarch-clear-genetic-line-country-mothers-side.html?ito=feeds-newsxml