http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/05/10/benedict-cumberbatch-extraordinary-bit-of-serendipity-to-be-dres/ Perhaps, Wrong... ------------------------------------ So, IF this analysis pans out, Benedict Cumberbatch has a closer relationship to Richard III, whom he has played in "The Hollow Crown" BBC series. 15th great-grandnephew... ...Not just a 2nd or 3rd cousin, 16 times removed. DSH ----------------------------------------------------------------- "The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of truth.... This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end beyond itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] _Summa Contra Gentiles_ [c. 1258-1264]

"University of Leicester Professor Kevin Schurer has revealed a link between Cumberbatch and the king which makes them third cousins 16 times removed. It is estimated that between one million and 17 million people in the UK are connected, in some way, to Richard, whose remains were discovered buried beneath a council car park in Leicester in 2012." "But Prof Schurer said: "He (Cumberbatch) is more direct because he is a third cousin. Most other relatives would be much lower order cousins. "I think the Queen would be a third cousin several times removed as well." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11325421/Benedict-Cumberbatch-and-Richard-III-are-third-cousins.html ----------------------------------------------------- Actually, the Queen MAY be a 1st cousin, 14 times removed of Richard III... ...As well as a 7th cousin, once removed, of Benedict Cumberbatch himself. <g> DSH "The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of truth.... This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end beyond itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] _Summa Contra Gentiles_ [c. 1258-1264]