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Sarah Palin and Princess Diana are cousins, gene experts reveal

Sarah Palin is related to Princess Diana, experts revealed today.

John McCain’s White House race running mate is a 10th cousin of Princes Harry and William’s late mother, according to genealogists.

And in another bizarre twist it emerged that the Republican governor of Alaska is also related to Democrat hero President Franklin D Roosevelt.

Hardline conservative Mrs Palin, 44, who was today branded a 'disgace to women' by French actress Brigitte Bardot, is the 9th cousin once removed of the WWII leader.

He is widely credited for rescuing the U.S. from the grip of the Great Depression with his New Deal scheme during the 1930s.

Their common ancestor is Rev John Lothrop, who came to Massachusetts in 1634, according to research by Ancestry.com.
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