"Accountant wins legal claim to baronetcy in 'cuckoo in the nest' case that could challenge the British class system" from The Telegraph, 20 June 2016 • 11:30am. The British class system is facing an unprecedented new challenge after a landmark ruling that DNA tests can be used to determine the validity of inherited titles. "The ruling by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, sitting at the UK Supreme Court, raises the prospect of long-established official versions of aristocratic family lineage being torn up - and could even pose intriguing questions for the Royal Family.... Mr Pringle, 57, had been due to inherit the title following the death of his father, Sir Steuart Pringle, the 10th Baronet, a decorated Royal Marines commander, three years ago. But his claim was challenged after a DNA sample given by Sir Steuart before his death for a genealogy project showed that his own father, Sir Norman Hamilton Pringle, the 9th Baronet, had been illegitimate." See the full article at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/20/accountant-wins-legal-claim-to-baronetcy-in-unusual-cuckoo-in-th/ CE Wood