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Prince Charles claims Vlad the Impaler as ancestor

The truth is out: Prince Charles is related to Vlad the Impaler.The heir to the British throne says he is related to Vlad the Impaler, the cruel 15th-Century Romanian warlord who helped inspire Bram Stoker's 1897 vampire novel "Dracula."He makes the comments on an upcoming TV show to promote his interest in protecting the forests of Romania's Transylvania region.Charles says genealogy shows that h
/ Source: The Associated Press

The truth is out: Prince Charles is related to Vlad the Impaler.

The heir to the British throne says he is related to Vlad the Impaler, the cruel 15th-Century Romanian warlord who helped inspire Bram Stoker's 1897 vampire novel "Dracula."