Is Jeremy Hunt related to the Queen?

Jeremy Hunt is a British politician who has been serving as Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since 2020.

Previously, he has served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sports, and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Foreign Secretary.

Is Jeremy Hunt related to the Queen?

Jeremy Hunt is one of three children born to Admiral Sir Nicholas Hun and his wife Meriel Eve Givan. His mother, who later became Lady Hunt, was the daughter of Major Henry Cooke Givan.

His father was a senior Royal Navy officer and was the Commander-in-Chief of Fleet from 1985 to 1987. He was also the Deputy Managing Director at Eurotunnel and Director-General of the Chamber of Shipping.

Hunt has some very interesting and prominent relations. Through a paternal great-grandmother, he is a descendant of Sir Streynsham Master, who is a pioneer of the East India Company.

He is also the cousin Agnes Hunt, who is the pioneer of orthopedic nursing. His most interesting relation, though it is distant, is Queen Elizabeth II.