Famous relatives.

[George Hannah]

Not being funny mate but as all three of Henry VIII's children died childless and his line ended with the death of Elizabeth I how does that work?

Sir John Perrot, Elizabeth's reputed half brother who died in the tower awaiting execution in 1592, is the link.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perrot

 

[whp.blue]

Arthur Martin-leake was the other surgeon and also another company named after him in the junior medics, the boy Charles Upham needed a restraining jacket for his own safety, a man on a mission, shot multiple times & once captured tried to escape at every opportunity, pushed the boundaries and lived to 86

I remember a soft spoken gentleman but he had a look in his eyes even as an old man he had an air about him. We we are a do and every one in the room showed him absolute reverence. The funny thing was a much younger very very senior officer went to pieces when he was introduced to him and Saluted like he was a raw recruit. Amazing man.

Amongst military men a VC receipitant is held in the highest esteem because they understand this is probably the highest gallantary honour in the world and a double VC is off the scale.

If I live to be 150 I know I will never again meet anyone like Charles Upham.

 

[halfcenturyup]

My wife''s 3x great grandfather was King Rama IV of Siam, the one played by Yul Brynner in The King and I. Which may explain why I am losing my hair. Or not.

 

[Big Swifty]

yes, my nephew's wife is a cousin of Arlene Phillips.

True.

 

[xgorton]

My mum always told us we were descentants of Francis drake... Always thought it was just family folklore until I had our family tree done for here 2 Christmases ago... Turns out we are

Charlie ?

 

[york away to this!]

a mate of mine's great grandfather (or great, great etc) owned the lions on which the statues in trafalgar square were based.

 

[BlueDeadHead]

I have one for blues on both side of the Atlantic...

Lord Fairfax

through whom I am also related to

Robert E. Lee

 

[sickboyblue.1]

My daughter was in 2 episodes of cbbc show Mr Bloom's nursery!

 

[GresleyChris]

Reuven Silverman is related to my uncle. Known across Manchester anyway

 

[Shuffs]

Second cousin to...........Morrissey. (and then related to Robbie Keane in someway)

And no, never met him.....his dad is a top fella though.

The wife is related to Keith Chegwin somehow.