Caption: Kate walks past some of the many graves at the site of the Battle of the Somme
THE Duchess of Cambridge
's great, great uncle was a Lieutenant who died at the Battle of the Somme after signing up for service alongside Princess Diana's grandfather, Express.co.uk can reveal today.The Duchess of Cambridge described herself as "emotional" as she visited a memorial to the 480,000 British soldiers who lost their lives in the bloody battle, including her hero relative Lionel Martineau Lupton.
In a remarkable coincidence Lieutenant Lupton attended Trinity College, Cambridge at the same time as Princess Diana
's grandfather Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, where both men studied the same subject.After studying together in 1910 the two men enrolled at the same time to play their part in the war effort. But whilst Lieutenant Lupton tragically died aged just 24 at the Somme, Spencer survived the conflict and lived until 1976. Click link for full post from EXPRESS.
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