If you've taken a look at the
early reviews for the new James Bond flick, "Skyfall," you'll see that
critics are gushing over the 23rd installment of the
franchise and over Daniel Craig's portrayal of the tuxedo-wearing,
martini-drinking, secret agent ladies' man. It's almost as if Craig has
James Bond in his blood. And, it turns out, he kind of does.
Genealogy website Ancestry.com has
told omg! from Yahoo! exclusively that the 44-year-old British leading
man is actually related to James Bond, the man author Ian Fleming named
the iconic character after when he wrote his first novel, Casino
Royale back in 1953. |
| (L-R) Bond, The Duke of Lancaster, and Craig. |
According to Ancestry.com, the
connection is a royal one: Craig and the late Bond, who died in 1989,
are related through John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, who is also
the son of King Edward III of England. And the actor's royal lineage
doesn't stop there. He's also related to the Queen of England and
Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury.
"While we were researching Daniel Craig's family history, we noticed
that some of the names and places in his tree resembled names from James
Bond's tree. We discovered a fascinating connection between him and the
actual bird-watching James Bond — through English royalty," says
Michelle Ercanbrack, Ancestry.com's family historian. "The great thing
about family history is you never know what you might find."
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