Richard III’s Remains Found In Council Car Park
“The analysis of the skeleton proved that it was an adult male but was an unusually slender, almost feminine, build for a man. This is in keeping with historical sources which describe Richard as being of very slender build,” she said.
DNA samples from a Michael Ibsen, a Canadian-born furniture maker who is a direct descendant of Richard’s sister, Anne of York, provided further certainty.
Dr Turi King, the project geneticist, said: “There is a DNA match between the maternal DNA from the descendents of the family of Richard III and the skeletal remains we found at the Greyfriars dig. In short, the DNA evidence points to these being the remains of Richard III.”
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