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Sarah Palin is distantly related to the late Princess Diana, according to genealogy experts.
Megan Smolenyak, chief family historian at Ancestry.com, revealed that the Alaskan governor is a tenth cousin of the Princess.
The website also found that Palin is a ninth cousin once removed of former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
"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," said Smolenyak.
She added: "We've all got literally millions of cousins. The trick is finding that one little connection that results in something like Sarah Palin being related to [Franklin D Roosevelt] or Diana."
The research also revealed that Barack Obama and Brad Pitt are distant cousins.
