New Zealander Antiques Dealer Claims Harry Potter Castle
A Napier (New Zealand) antiques dealer has claimed that his family are the rightful heirs to one of Britain's most famous dynasties, which owns the castle used in the Harry Potter movies.Kevin Percy, 74, believes his family was cheated out of inheriting the Earl of Northumberland's massive estate, now conservatively valued at $685m.
He has started a bold bid asking British authorities, including the Queen, to exhume the bodies of two suspected relatives for DNA tests, which he says would prove or disprove his claim. The two men died in 1560 and 1716.
His bid targets one of Britain's most celebrated noble families, which dominated the Middle Ages. The earldom owns nearly 50,000 hectares of land in Britain.
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This sir must prove that he is rightful descended of the alleged landlords. The DNA test problably will not prove its legitimacy. These relatives are genetically far.Maybe its genetic material is completely different from their ancestors.