Rose Leslie - The 'Game of Thrones' actress was raised at Lickleyhead Castle, her family's 15th century ancestral seat. She is the daughter of Sebastian Arbuthnot-Leslie, the Aberdeenshire Chieftain of Clan Leslie and Candida Mary Sibyl Leslie of Clan Fraser, whose maternal great-grandfather was Simon Fraser, 13th Lord Lovat.

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Kit Harington - Rose Leslie married a suitably well-bred partner. Christopher Catesby Harington's great-grandfather was Sir Richard Harington, 12th Baronet. Both Rose Leslie and Kit Harington are descended from Charles II.

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Emma Watson - Emma Watson became Hermione Granger following auditions held at the well-heeled Dragon School, the independent preparatory school she attended before heading to Hogwarts.

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Cara Delevingne - Delevingne's paternal great-grandfather was the politician Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood, and her maternal grandmother Janie Sheffield was lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. Through one of her maternal great-great-grandfathers, Sir Lionel Lawson Faudel-Phillips, 3rd Baronet, Delevingne descends from the Faudel-Phillips Baronets.

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Poppy Delevingne - Of course, her sister is equally well-bred. The two grew up in a Belgravia mansion and attended the independent Bedales School.

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Tom Hiddleston - The 'Thor' actor is a great-grandson of Vice Admiral Reginald Servaes and a great-great-grandson of Sir Edmund Vestey. He was privately educated at the Dragon School, Eton College, and the University of Cambridge.

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Laura Marling - The folk musician is the daughter of Sir Charles William Somerset Marling, the 5th Marling Baronet. She attended Leighton Park School, a private Quaker school in Reading.

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Stephen Fry - The comedian and presenter grew up in Hampstead. His father was a physicist and inventor. He was educated in a private school and Queen's College, Cambridge.

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Hugh Laurie - At Cambridge, Stephen Fry met his comedy partner. Hugh Laurie grew up in Oxford and attended the Dragon School before Cambridge. His father was a doctor and Olympic gold medallist.

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Eddie Redmayne - Actor Eddie Redmaybe attended private schools including Eton College, where he was in the same year as Prince William.

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Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock's grandfather was Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, a prominent figure of London high society. His great-grandfather was Henry Arnold Cumberbatch, Queen Victoria's consul general in Turkey and Lebanon. Cumberbatch is third cousin (16 times removed) of King Richard III.

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Helena Bonham Carter - The respected actress is from a prominent political family. Her father represented the Bank of England during the 1960s. Her mother's parents were diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón and painter Baroness Hélène Fould-Springer. Helena's paternal grandmother was politician and feminist icon Violet Asquith, daughter of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.

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Henry Cavill - The Express described the public school-educated Cavill as "the poshest Superman ever."

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Emilia Clarke - The 'Game of Thrones' actress was educated at Rye St Antony School and at St Edward's School, both prestigious independent schools. In 2017, she told Elle, "My school was quite posh, and I never quite fit in that mould."

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Tilda Swinton - Katherine Matilda Swinton is the daughter of Sir John Swinton and part of an ancient Anglo-Scots family that can trace its lineage to the High Middle Ages.

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Will Poulter - The actor studied at Harrodian School, and independent school in south-west London.

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Rosamund Pike - The actress is the daughter of two opera singers. She attended the independent Badminton School in Bristol and Wadham College, Oxford.

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Dan Stevens - Although he played a middle-class solicitor in 'Downton Abbey', Stevens was a boarder at the independent Tonbridge School and then attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

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James Blunt - The musician is a former British Army Officer who was educated at Harrow. His parents were a cavalry officer and the owner of a ski chalet company in Méribel. In 2015 he got into a public disagreement with Labour politician Chris Bryant about the privileged backgrounds in the arts.

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Emilia Fox - Emilia Fox has acting and fortune in her blood. Her great-great grandfather was Samson Fox, a self-made millionaire, and her great-grandmother was the actress Hilda Hanbury, sister of Victorian actress Lily Hanbury. Emilia was educated at the independent Bryanston School and at St Catherine's College, Oxford.

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Clean Bandit - Electronic band Clean Bandit held the Christmas number one slot in 2016. They met at Cambridge, where singer Grace Chatto was studying modern languages. They combine Mozart and Shostakovich into their work and their name is a highbrow joke based on a literal Russian translation.

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Lily Allen - Although the singer plays up her urban roots in songs such as 'LDN', she was educated at a number of independent schools including Prince Charles's junior alma mater, Hill House School, Millfield, and Bedales School.

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Alfie Allen - Similarly, her actor brother attended Windlesham House School in Sussex. The siblings appeared in the 1998 film, 'Elizabeth', which was produced by their mother.

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Will Young - The singer's ancestry has strong ties to the British government and military services. His great-great-great-great grandfather was Colonel Sir Aretas William Young. Will was educated at Kingsbury Hill School in Marlborough before attending Horris Hill Preparatory School in Newbury.

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Damian Lewis - The 'Homeland' actor's maternal grandfather was Lord Mayor of London Sir Ian Bowater and his ancestors include Lord Dawson of Penn and the philanthropist Alfred Yarrow. Damian was educated at the independent Ashdown House School and Eton College.

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Emily Blunt - The actress is the daughter of Oliver Simon Peter Blunt, QC. Her grandfather was Major-General Peter Blunt, and one of her paternal uncles is Crispin Blunt, a Conservative Member of Parliament.

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Hugh Grant - Genealogist Antony Adolph has reportedly described Grant's family history as "a colourful Anglo-Scottish tapestry of warriors, empire-builders and aristocracy". His ancestors include William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan, Dr. James Stewart, John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, and Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham. He was educated at Eton College.

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Bear Grylls - Edward Michael Grylls is the son of Conservative politician Sir Michael Grylls and Lady Sarah Grylls. He was educated at Eaton House, Ludgrove School and Eton College

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Guy Ritchie - The director shares close common ancestors with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. He was was expelled from Stanbridge Earls School.

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Britain's posh performers - Whether independently educated or directly related to peers, you might be surprised at which celebrities come from privileged backgrounds.

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