Is David Cameron descended from royalty? How close would he be in line to the throne?
David Cameron, the current British Prime Minister, is the great, great, great grandson of Elizabeth Fitzclarence (Jan 17, 1801 – Jan 16, 1856) who was an illegitimate daughter of William IV and his mistress Irish actress Dorothea Bland who was known by her stage name as ‘Mrs Jordan’. They lived together for 20 years when he was Duke of Clarence and had 5 sons and 5 daughters. When he became heir to the throne William married Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen but they had no surviving children so when he died having no legitimate children his niece Victoria became Queen.
