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Kate Middleton's relative, 19, drowned as they were swept out to sea in tragic accident

Kate Middleton's great-great aunt, Margaret Middleton was swept out to sea in a tragic accident at just 19 years old, and unfortunately her body was never found

However, her camera washed up on shore days later, as the keen photographer had been standing on the edge of a peninsula named Filey Brigg taking photos when she was swept away by a sudden influx of water. The link between Margaret and Kate has since been discovered by historian Michael Reed, a high school teacher in Melbourne, Australia, who began looking in to the Princess of Wales’ family tree ever since she tied the knot with Prince William in 2011. Kate, a keen photographer, still has time to pursue her passion, despite her packed schedule of royal engagements, before undergoing chemotherapy treatment, which she announced earlier this year.

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