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John McCain's running mate in the US elections is supposedly a 10th cousin of Princes William and Harry's late mother.
Mrs Palin, the Governor of Alaska, is also related to Democrat President Franklin D Roosevelt, the man who steered the US through the Great Depression and World War II.
According to research experts Ancestry.com, Governor Palin is the ninth cousin once removed of the man whose New Deal scheme is widely credited to have re-invigorated the US economy in the 1930s.
Their common ancestor is Rev John Lothrop, who came to Massachusetts in 1634.
Mrs Palin and Princess Diana are descended from John Strong and his wife Abigail Ford. Strong was born around 1605 in England and emigrated to the United States.
Ancestry.com's chief family historian Megan Smolenyak said: "When you've got candidates who have deep roots in America, there's a good chance that they're going to have some famous cousins."
Mrs Palin, the Governor of Alaska, is also related to Democrat President Franklin D Roosevelt, the man who steered the US through the Great Depression and World War II.
According to research experts Ancestry.com, Governor Palin is the ninth cousin once removed of the man whose New Deal scheme is widely credited to have re-invigorated the US economy in the 1930s.
Their common ancestor is Rev John Lothrop, who came to Massachusetts in 1634.
Mrs Palin and Princess Diana are descended from John Strong and his wife Abigail Ford. Strong was born around 1605 in England and emigrated to the United States.
Ancestry.com's chief family historian Megan Smolenyak said: "When you've got candidates who have deep roots in America, there's a good chance that they're going to have some famous cousins."
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