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Originally Posted by mobertol
I believe he has some Turkish ancestry -could have been a throwback to his bellydancing forebearers  |
Quite true Dianne. Here's what Wikipedia has to say:
On his father's side, Johnson is a great-grandson of
Ali Kemal Bey, a liberal
Turkish journalist and the Interior Minister in the government of
Damat Ferid Pasha,
Grand Vizier of the
Ottoman Empire, who was killed during the
Turkish War of Independence. During
World War I, Johnson's paternal grandfather and great-aunt were recognised as British subjects and took their grandmother's maiden name of Johnson. In reference to his cosmopolitan ancestry, Johnson has described himself as a "one-man melting pot"—with a combination of Muslims, Jews, and Christians comprising his great-grandparentage. His father's maternal grandmother, Marie Louise de Pfeffel, was a descendant of
Prince Paul of Württemberg through his relationship with a German actress. Through Prince Paul, Johnson is a descendant of
King George II and, through George's great-great-great grandfather
James I/VI, a descendant of all of the previous British royal houses. Johnson is an 8th cousin of
David Cameron.
And here's a group he might like to join:
London Belly Dance - Male belly dancers