"Did you know this? Prince William's ancestry links him to American patriots who fought against the British crown. A new book reveals his family tree traces back to colonial figures like Nathan Hale and Benaiah Strong. Through Princess Diana, William descends from the Strong family of Connecticut, active during the revolution. Nathan Hale, a famous patriot and martyr, was William's distant relative, captured and hanged by the British in 1776. Should this concern us? Share this!"