How the British Royals Are Related to the Romanovs

Season five, episode six of The Crown, “Ipatiev House,” focuses on the relationship between the British royal family and the Romanovs, and how Prince Philip’s DNA helped to identify the Romanovs’ remains. In light of the episode, we’re resurfacing our 2018 story on how the modern royals, including Princes William and Harry, are related to Russia’s last imperial family. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Alexandra, and their five children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were brutally murdered at Ipatiev House, on Tuesday, July 16, 1918. But their execution didn’t wipe out the Romanov bloodline entirely; their modern… Read Full Article