Boris Johnson is related to the royal family.

The video of Boris Johnson on the BBC One programme 'Who Do You Think You Are?' shows him finding out that he is related to King George II.

The video of Boris Johnson on the BBC One programme 'Who Do You Think You Are?' shows him finding out that he is related to King George II.The YouTube video published by the BBC television programme 'Who Do You Think You Are?' on 4 October 2018 features an old episode where UK's Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson a.k.a. Boris Johnson goes on the journey to trace his family history. As a result, he confirms that his great (x8) grandfather is George II.

The press release published by BBC on 4 August 2008 refers to the Who Do You Think You Are episode and states that Boris Johnson acknowledges that he is distantly related to a German king and the British royal family.