Believe it or not, it's been said that Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Prince William, is a relative of the late children's author Beatrix Potter.

A genealogy expert claims to have found a link between Kate's family tree and the author's, whose life story has been made into a hit new film "Miss Potter" starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor.

The expert told Britain's Daily Express newspaper, "Kate is a descendant of a well-heeled Leeds dynasty, the Luptons, and is a cousin of two Lupton sisters - Elizabeth and Elinor - who were cousins of Miss Potter. They received illustrated greetings cards from the author in the early days of the 20th century."

Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated many children's books about a collection of animal characters. Her most famous creation was Peter Rabbit, but she also wrote the tales of Jemima Puddleduck, Benjamin Bunny, Miss Tiggywinkle and Tom Kitten.

The author originally never intended to publish her books but invented the stories in illustrated letters to her young relatives.

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READER COMMENTS
January 6, 2007 - 02:47PM
This is Prince William's girlfriend, Miss Marcelle Jagdeo for 10+ years.

I am serving notice on all of you out there who are trying to fix my husband to be Prince William whom I pre-engaged already, I want you all to back off with your false rumors to the world & stop giving us aches & pains over this estranged Rupert Finch's dump.

We are ot interested in who she is related to to the bottom line is she is afer an occupied man who has his secret woman, for when the time is right. She went to St- Andrew's not to do the work of a Student but to be a conniver & deciet.

Yes Security have to watch her as she sent lots of threats to kill me already once a girl trip me down when I was at St. Catherine in Montreal. I fell with my Body for front & almost damaged my Face. I want her to stay away from my boyfriend Prince William.

Thank you,
Miss Marcelle Jagdeo & Prince William
January 6, 2007 - 08:18PM
This is Prince William's Indian, girlfriend, Miss Marcelle Jagdeo

BBC NEWS PLEASE PUBLISH:

So below must be the reasons why lots of racial people are trying to fix my White boyfriend Prince William to Kate Middleton because Miss Marcelle Jagdeo is Indian. For your information
I am more White than most of you the Color of your Skin. But I am not racial towards any race because people have different skin color. Prince William & I & some other people are way too civilized to let race get in our way. We are in LOVE & we will stay in LOVE & marry for LOVE & die for LOVE. Is anybody with me on this one? Then say Amen!

My darling Wills what are you doing? I think I am getting more clues as to why they are trying to break up you & me & that is because of money & inheritance I suppose.

Cheryl said that my parents seem to be upset that my nephew Peter have a White girlfriend & that if he marries to her that my parents are upset that the inheritance would go to White children so they had preferred that Peter marries to an Indian girl for the inheritance to go to Indian children.

Is that why your family does Not want you & me to get marry Wills? That their inheritance will go to 1/2 Indian children? Who need their inheritance? We both have the ability & capabilities to earn money & get rich if we choose to because we both have lots of talents to get us in that path.

Besides that is not racism over with years ago? Is that not so? Why do our families want to choose who we should marry based upon people's race? The only way people should get married is because of LOVE. Money & inheritance are not the key to successful marriage. LOVE is! Now for all these racist skeptics out there I am serving notice on you to back off out of Prince William & Miss Marcelle Jagdeo's love relatioship for these past 10 years we have been having a nice time. We want the actual thing so please back off. Is my parents racist as well against our relatioship? That is too bad. I love Prince William & I am marrying to him regardless or not if my family or other people do not approve. We don't want to see any match maker Witches.

We will have a fantastic time in Bed! Smile handsome!

I suppose Kate Middleton job is over now that we found out why she was sent to St- Andrew's so that she could slice that Indian Marcelle to pieces. Not so quick you fool I have investigated you inside out. Back off out of my relatioship if you do not want to be tormented.

I love you WilliamMarcelle
January 7, 2007 - 12:52AM
Miss Middleton is a cousin of Bessie and Elinor Lupton, who were themselves 2nd cousins of Beatrix Potter. Kate isn't actually related to the authoress.
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