{"id":13319,"date":"2022-04-17T04:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T04:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=13319"},"modified":"2022-04-17T06:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T06:44:12","slug":"left-handed-european-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/left-handed-european-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are so many British Royals left-handed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-elizabeth-left-handed.jpg?w=430&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/queen-elizabeth-left-handed.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><figcaption>She is.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/george-6-left-handed.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Her father was.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queen-mother.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queen-mother.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/queen-mother.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Her mom was as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/0.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Her grandson is.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Her son, as far as we know is right-handed, but again, it is always possible that he was left-handed but raised to &#8220;right-handed&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Prince-Charles-donates-blood.jpeg?resize=480%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Prince-Charles-donates-blood.jpeg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Prince-Charles-donates-blood.jpeg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>When donating blood in the 1980s, the world learned that Prince Charles is a universal donor (O negative).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Harry, can we say with certainty that he is her blood relative?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Queen-Victoria.jpg?resize=245%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Queen-Victoria.jpg?w=245&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Queen-Victoria.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><figcaption>Queen Victoria was left-handed. <strong>She was trained to write with her right hand, but she continued to paint with her left.<\/strong> So was her great-grandson, King George VI.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Same with her great-granddaughter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a32323b4507a2f7fdd46dcd611eb15c.jpg?resize=640%2C627&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a32323b4507a2f7fdd46dcd611eb15c.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a32323b4507a2f7fdd46dcd611eb15c.jpg?resize=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a32323b4507a2f7fdd46dcd611eb15c.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. Her murder following the Russian Revolution of 1917 resulted in her canonization as a passion bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4ZgPgXIPEN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rh-negative-royals-the-romanovs\/\">Rh Negative Royals: The Romanovs<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Rh Negative Royals: The Romanovs&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rh-negative-royals-the-romanovs\/embed\/#?secret=XtNcwoXdaT#?secret=4ZgPgXIPEN\" data-secret=\"4ZgPgXIPEN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CTXS0n8hEW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/is-being-left-or-right-handed-genetic\/\">Is being left- or right-handed genetic?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Is being left- or right-handed genetic?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/is-being-left-or-right-handed-genetic\/embed\/#?secret=FkKBUueEQe#?secret=CTXS0n8hEW\" data-secret=\"CTXS0n8hEW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which other European Royals are left-handed?<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are so many British Royals left-handed?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Why are so many British Royals left-handed?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Her son, as far as we know is right-handed, but again, it is always possible that he was left-handed but raised to &#8220;right-handed&#8221;: As for Harry, can we say with certainty that he is her blood relative? 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