Madonna isn't the only trans-Atlantic relative of the future Princess Consort of England (via Good To Know), as Ernard and Cloutier's bloodline also connects the singer to Canadian pop star Celine Dion, as well as Hollywood darling Angelina Jolie (via Perche-Quebec.com).
Madonna, Dion, and Jolie are all ninth cousins to the Duchess of Cornwall and therefore share a distant familial bond with each other as well. This makes Madonna and Dion eighth cousins, according to genealogy website My Heritage.
But how did all this gene-tracing come about? Well, according to Hello!, Madonna worked with genealogist William Addams Reitweisner to trace back her family history, which led to these discoveries. "Camilla and Madonna are both descended from Zacharie Cloutier. ...and Camilla and Celine descend from Jean Guyon," the genealogist told the Irish Examiner. "Both Jean and Zacharie died in Chateau-Richer, Quebec. Because of their unusual French-Canadian ancestry, they are all blood relations."
While the two stars aren't seen together that often, they do meet up when they can. "We meet here and there. She works a lot, and I do to, so once in a while when we can say hi we do," Dion told Access Hollywood (via YouTube). Dion also revealed that Madonna's dad is a huge fan of her work. "Every time we see each other we kind of laugh [about it]."
