She could soon be betrothed to a Prince, but Meghan Markle might not be the first in her family to have a Royal connection – albeit in a very different capacity. The American actress’s relatives – who are researching their family tree – say her great-great-great-grandmother, Mary Bird, worked at the Royal palaces. A database of Royal Household staff reveals a worker called M. Bird, who appears in the Windsor Castle Weekly Disbursement Book in 1856, which fits with the time that Mary would have been there. Details of Mary Bird’s life are scarce, but she was born in Ireland...