Oops, Britney has some Maltese blood

America's pop princess Britney Spears, who is making a comeback after hitting the depths last year, has a trace of Maltese blood running through her veins. The Times of London has traced the 26-year-old singer's ancestry and it emerged that her...

September 11, 2008| Times of Malta 1 min read
Britney Spears stands backstage with her three awards for best pop video, video of the year and best female video for Piece of Me at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles last Sunday.Britney Spears stands backstage with her three awards for best pop video, video of the year and best female video for Piece of Me at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles last Sunday.

America's pop princess Britney Spears, who is making a comeback after hitting the depths last year, has a trace of Maltese blood running through her veins.

The Times of London has traced the 26-year-old singer's ancestry and it emerged that her great-great-grandfather, Edward Richard Portelli, was born in Malta circa 1873.

Featuring an article titled Skeleton In Britney Spears's Family Closet, the newspaper reported that her great-grandparents, George Anthony Portell (a corruption of Portelli) and Lillian Esther Lewis, appear to have been living in sin before they were married - a major scandal back in the 1920s.

Edward Richard Portelli was the father of George Anthony Portell.

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