Karin Vogel is a direct descendant of an obscure German princess from the 18th century known as Sophia of Hanover. And that puts Vogel in line to inherit the British crown--after 4,972 other people.

Sophia Charlotte, Countess of Darlington ... She was a natural daughter of Ernst August, Elector of Hanover (her mother being married to Frantz Ernest, Imperial Count von Platen and Hallermund, She ...