Michael Reed, from Emerald, set his senior students an assignment earlier this year to research Kate Middleton's family tree. Although it was already known to the Middletons, that research showed the family could trace its roots back to various earls and countesses through Kate's father, Michael. Further research by Mr Reed has uncovered portraits and even film footage of Kate's ancestors, including her great-great-great grandfather, Francis Lupton, and his two brothers Sir Charles and Hugh, both of whom served terms as Lord Mayor of Leeds. In addition to his role as Lord Mayor, Mr Reed said, Sir Charles Lupton also set up one of the largest law firms
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Further digging revealed that the UK archive agency British Pathe held film footage featuring the Luptons. One film from 1915 shows Sir Charles Lupton paying a visit to the Leeds Pals Battalion in a camp near Colsterdale in the Yorkshire Dales. He is accompanied by his three brothers, one of whom was Francis, Kate's great great grandfather. Another film from 1927 depicts Hugh Lupton and his wife Isabella greeting Princess Mary, sister to the King, George VI. Mr Reed said much had been made about the "coal mining ancestors" of Kate Middleton's mother Carole, but in fact the Middleton family had aristocratic connections going back generations. When asked about his interest in the area, Mr Reed said he was "initially attracted to the fact that Kate Middleton had aristocratic ancestors"
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