The Duke of Cambridge will be Britain’s first king to have proven Indian ancestry, DNA analysis has revealed.
Tests on saliva samples taken from Prince William’s relatives have established a direct lineage between the second in line to the throne and a woman now known to have been at least half-Indian.
The discovery means that the Duke will become the first Head of the Commonwealth with a clear genetic link to its most populous nation. It is his only non-European DNA.
The Duke has yet to visit India but will be encouraged to make an official tour after the birth of his first child next month. The Duchess of Cambridge completed her final solo engagement before the birth at a ship-naming ceremony in Southampton yesterday.