Prince Charles Says He’s Related to Dracula
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Prince Charles is claiming that he’s related to Dracula.
“The genealogy shows that I am descended from Vlad the Impaler,” Charles said.
Vlad the Impaler was also known as Dracula, which means son of the dragon (dracul) in the Romanian dialect of the time. Vlad’s father was a member of the Order of the Dragon.
Vlad, 15th-Century Romanian warlord, also inspired the 1897 novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoker.
The heir to the British throne was making the connection during an interview that will air as part of an upcoming TV show to promote the preservation of forests in Romania’s Transylvania region. “So I have a bit of a stake in the country,” the prince said.
Charles, who owns a home in the region, has said Transylvania’s pristine landscapes and rural farming traditions make it a national treasure.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Knew it!
Posted by: Duncan | October 27, 2011, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm
Lets face, it there was so much in-breading among the royal families they are ALL related!
Posted by: pksk531 | October 27, 2011, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
hmmmm….I taught I was related to “DRACULA”….errr :)
Posted by: Cecile | October 27, 2011, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Vlad the Impaler would take care of The U.K’s muslim problem.
Posted by: name | October 27, 2011, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
Prince Charles is related through his mother, QEII. Her grandmother, Queen Mary (Princess Mary of Teck before her marriage) is the relative that Prince Charles refers to. Queen Mary’s father was a serence Prince of Teck and claims that the relation to Dracula is through his lineage.
Posted by: ChicagoViewer | October 27, 2011, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
NAME: The UK doesn’t have a “Muslim problem”. You do. We’re coping very nicely, thank you very much. As we have coped with every other wave of immigrants to our shores, we turn them in to Brits. In my lifetime we’ve had waves of Irish, West Indian, Asian, African, Middle Eastern and East European immigrants. All have merged in nicely. If we don’t turn them in to Brits we turn their children in to Brits. It’s a time-honoured system and it works.
Posted by: JOE HILL | October 27, 2011, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
Anyone who thinks that he or she is related to Dracula is probably a sucker.
Posted by: Publius | October 27, 2011, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
““So I have a bit of a STAKE in the country,” the prince said.” ~~~~~~~~~ I wonder if he meant this as a pun????
Posted by: Minorkey1 | October 27, 2011, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
MINORKEY1: Of course he did. It’s exactly his sort of joke.
Posted by: JOE HILL | October 27, 2011, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Alright then…let me get this straight….he is saying then that he, Prince Charles of England , the direct offspring of the Queen, and who is soon to be the “Father of all True Britons” is related, by Blood, to the Greatest Blood Sucker of all times, Count Dracula! Personally I dont see any apparent contradictions to his statement and absolutely no reason whatever to doubt him. Ok. then got that….well any questions?
Posted by: Mugabonda ^lopile | October 27, 2011, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
Dracula is well respected prince throughout the world.
Posted by: Chang | October 27, 2011, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
He could be related to Vlad anything is possible.
Posted by: John | October 27, 2011, 8:32 pm 8:32 pm
Makes perfect sense to me!
Posted by: Joan | October 28, 2011, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
Yes, I see a resemblance!!
Posted by: linda | October 30, 2011, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm
@JOE HILL – like HECK you turn them into brits.. they hate EVERYTHING that Britain stands for.. and there IS a problem .. just look at the reports of all these young women being raped because muslims do not see ‘outsiders’ as one of them, so it is ‘allowed’ per their Qu’ran .. do NOT try to preach to me about it being a peaceful religion. It is a cult. All who do not bend to their ways are infidels and MUST die ..that is what they are taught.
Do not insult immigrants from other countries and lump them in with a cult. Most who go to another country, expect to follow their customs. Not Muslims. They want the WORLD to change to THEIR ways.
Posted by: TC | November 1, 2011, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
Anything is possible, but let’s face it, that’s probably the most manly thing he’s EVER admitted to!
Posted by: Marilyn Maag | November 5, 2011, 2:53 am 2:53 am
Charles is my cousin and he is related to Vlad Tepes aka Vlad the Impaler as am I. I have property near Charles spots near Sighisoara Romania. If you doubt he is related or think its a joke then you probably flunked world history and have the inquisitiveness of Sarah Palin
Vlad Tepes was a great warrior prince who fought off the Muslim hoards from Turkey Impaling them and other miscreants via a stake thru the anus and placed them out side the city walls to send a message to others who would harm the pepole of the principality. This is the same time the Muslims had taken Serbia and made it to the walls of Wien but hey never made it in Transylvania and returned alive. The Muslim Turks used to kidnap young Romanian boys and make them sex slaves, Vlad himself had been captured and escaped another reason for sticking it to the Ottoman invaders.
Posted by: James Cotter | November 9, 2011, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm