She has, by all accounts, had nothing but a warm welcome from the Royal Family so far. 
 
 The forebears of Meghan Markle, the girlfriend of Prince Harry, were not quite so fortunate, it has emerged. 
 
 A study into the American actress’ family tree has discovered her ancestor was in fact beheaded on the orders of Henry VIII, his wealth and land confiscated after a spectacular fall from favour. 
 
 Lord Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, was the great-great-great-grandfather of Captain Christopher Hussey, who left England in the 1650s to become a Founding Father of Nantucket. 
 
 Ten generations later, in a new family tree in America, came Thomas W. Markle, who married Doria Ragland to produce Rachel Meghan Markle,... ||||| Cheers to love! 
 
 Meghan Markle’s Suits body double took to Instagram Thursday to post a photo of her standing next to the actress with a heartfelt goodbye message. 
 
 “It’s been an absolute pleasure and honor being your ‘STAND-IN’ for the last 2 seasons,” wrote Nicky Bursic, who has worked on Suits for the past six years. “Wishing you all the happiness in the world Bella.” 
 
 The seventh season of the USA legal drama will be Markle’s last, Deadline reports. It will also be the final season for Patrick J. Adams, who plays her fiancé on the show. 
 
 Bursic concluded her post with two very telling emojis: a heart and champagne glasses. She also included a congratulatory hashtag: #youdeserveitall. 
 
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 Markle has a lot to celebrate these days. Her relationship with boyfriend Prince Harry has hit several milestones. In September, made their public debut as a couple at the Invictus Games in Toronto, where they held hands at a wheelchair tennis event and spent time with her mom, Doria. And according to reports, the couple visited Buckingham Palace last month for a private tea with Harry’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth. 
 
 Markle recently opened up about Harry, telling Vanity Fair: “I can tell you that at the end of the day, I think it’s really simple. We’re two people who are really happy and in love.”
– Meghan Markle's family tree has shown that beau Prince Harry is a distant cousin (they share an ancestor dating back to the 15th century), but there's a darker revelation: One of her ancestors was beheaded on the orders of Henry VIII. Lord John Hussey was born around 1465, reports the Telegraph, and quickly became a favorite during Henry VIII's reign. Hussey, whose descendants eventually spawned Markle about 15 generations later, served as a king's ambassador, worked as a chamberlain to one of the king's daughters, and was knighted for his battlefield prowess. But that all changed after a 1536 rebellion against Henry, after which Hussey was found guilty of treason, thrown in prison, and, eventually sent to his death. Another discovery of note: that Markle's great-great-great-grandfather on her mom's side was a slave in Georgia. Interest in Markle has been on the upswing since she and Harry made their first official public debut together in September, fueling rumors that Markle may soon be moving to the UK for good. A recent farewell from her Suits body double has only added to those whispers.