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The link below just cropped up in my Facebook feed, alleging that, because Richard III’s Y-DNA didn’t match the modern supposed bearers of the Y chromosome, it would cause a royal scandal regarding who is the rightful monarch of the UK. Also it states that the ‘false paternity’ occurred between Edward III and Richard III, which is incorrect.

Here the link: https://shorturl.at/t2qzW

And here’s my reply:

‘This is totally incorrect. Yes the Y chromosome didn’t match but the false paternity could have occurred at any point in the chain, not just between Edward III and Richard III. In fact not only is it statistically more likely to have occurred later (one of the five modern matches didn’t match the other four, for a start!), but it should be expected that there would be at least one false paternity as they occur statistically about every ten generations. In any case, the current royal family line is enshrined in law so it’s all irrelevant.’