Was Queen Charlotte Really Britain's First Black Royal?

The controversial theory about Queen Charlotte's African ancestry sparks heated debate among historians. When German princess Sophia Charlotte married King George III in 1761, contemporary observers noted her unusual features. Researcher Mario de Valdes y Cocom traced her lineage nine generations back to Margarita de Castro e Souza, descended from Portuguese King Afonso III and his Moorish lover Madragana. Some argue her portraits show African features, while most historians remain skeptical, noting "Moorish" didn't necessarily mean Black and the ancestry is too distant. Buckingham Palace has never denied the claim. Was she Britain's first mixed-race royal? The debate continues.
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