NEW YORK, June 29 (UPI) -- Prince William's wife, Kate Middleton, is the 11th cousin of iconic British author Jane Austen, Ancestry.com reported.
Austen, who died in 1817, penned the classic romances "Pride and Prejudice," "Sense & Sensibility," "Emma," "Mansfield Park," "Persuasion" and "Northanger Abbey," many of which have inspired popular film adaptations.