Melbourne
(ANI):
Twilight
actor
Robert
Pattinson
is
related
to
Vlad-the
Impaler,
the
Transylvanian
leader
who
served
as
the
inspiration
for
the
main
character
in
Bram
Stoker''s
Dracula,
according
to
genealogists.
Experts
at
Ancestry.com
found
that
Pattinson
and
Vlad
III
Dracula
are
connected
through
their
relationship
to
the
British
royal
family.
While
Prince
William
and
Prince
Harry
are
Pattinson"s
distant
cousins,
Vlad
the
Impaler
was
their
distant
uncle,
reports
News.com.au.
“Tracing
Pattinson"s
family
back
to
Vlad
was
difficult
research,
but
the
pieces
that
unraveled
created
the
perfect
accompaniment
to
the
Twilight
Saga," Anastasia
Tyler,
a
genealogist,
said.
“Without
any
myth
or
magic,
we
find
royalty
and
vampires
lurking
in
Pattinson"s
life
-
making
his
story
just
as
supernatural
as
the
one
he"s
playing
on
screen,"
Tyler
added.