Your favorite celebrities who have blue blood

Long before earning the nickname "Queen Bey," Beyoncé Knowles-Carter had genuine royal roots in her family tree. Genealogists discovered that the Grammy-winning superstar is a 25th cousin, once removed, of the late Queen Elizabeth II through a shared lineage tracing back to England's King Henry II.

Hilary Duff once held the title of Hollywood's closest "royal cousin" to Queen Elizabeth II. The actress and singer is an 18th cousin of the late monarch, sharing direct descent from King Edward III and colonial governor Alexander Spotswood.

Researchers on the genealogy program Who Do You Think You Are? uncovered a royal connection in Johnny Depp's ancestry. Genealogists linked the Pirates of the Caribbean star to the late Queen Elizabeth II as roughly 20th cousins through a shared descent from King Edward III, who reigned from 1327 to 1377.

Ellen DeGeneres boasts double connections to the British monarchy. The comedian is the 15th cousin of Catherine, Princess of Wales (Kate Middleton), through Sir Thomas Fairfax and Agnes Gascoigne, and a 19th cousin, twice removed, of Queen Elizabeth II via King Edward III.

When Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed King Richard III in the BBC series The Hollow Crown, the casting was historically fitting. Genealogists revealed that the British actor is a 2nd cousin, 16 times removed, of the 15th-century monarch, and he even read a poem at the king's 2015 reburial.

Through her French-Canadian mother, Marcheline Bertrand, Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie traces her ancestry back to 12th-century European nobility. Her lineage links her directly to French royal lines—including King Philip II—and makes her a 26th cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

Media personality, DJ, and socialite Paris Hilton has genuine blue blood on her father Richard Hilton's side of the family. DNA and genealogical records trace her lineage back to King Henry II of England, making her a distant cousin of the modern British royal family.

Acclaimed actress Tilda Swinton hails from the ancient Anglo-Scots Swinton clan, one of the oldest landed families in Britain. Through her aristocratic heritage, she traces her lineage back 19 generations to the legendary Scottish monarch King Robert the Bruce.

Hollywood siblings Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal carry noble blood on both sides of their family tree, descending from a Swedish noble house and English royalty. Their lineage traces back more than 600 years to King Edward III, making them distant 19th cousins of the British royal family.

Beloved British actor Hugh Grant shares a remarkably close noble pedigree with the House of Windsor. Through a distinguished family line connected to the first Tudor monarch, King Henry VII, and King James IV of Scotland, Grant is a 9th cousin, once removed, of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The "Queen of Pop" shares an unexpected family tree with the current Queen Consort of the United Kingdom. Genealogists discovered that Madonna is a 10th cousin, once removed, of Queen Camilla through shared 17th-century French-Canadian pioneer ancestors, Zacharie Cloutier and Sainte Dupont.

Although famous for playing cinematic villains like Lord Voldemort, British actor Ralph Fiennes belongs to the noble Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes family. He is an 8th cousin of King Charles III through a shared royal descent connected to the 15th-century monarch King James II of Scotland.