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The mother-to-be is the granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, who was a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Flora is the granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, and the baby is her first with her husband, Swedish financier Timothy Vesterberg.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
That Leo and Alexandra are first cousins doesn’t matter — after all, the siblings’ grandparents were first cousins, which might explain a lot about this family dynamic.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Jack’s son was also named Tim Mara, and was John’s first cousin.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Flora is the granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, and the baby is her first with her husband, Swedish financier Timothy Vesterberg.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
That Leo and Alexandra are first cousins doesn’t matter — after all, the siblings’ grandparents were first cousins, which might explain a lot about this family dynamic.
—Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Jack’s son was also named Tim Mara, and was John’s first cousin.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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“First cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20cousin. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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