Is J. K. Rowling richer than the Queen?
Today JK Rowling, although no longer a billionaire, is still richer than the Queen of England. The books and movies have made their money of course, but then there’s all the merchandise, the theme park and the studio tour too. With a pen and a wild imagination, J. K. Rowling went from a struggling single mother to the world’s first billionaire author, thanks, of course, to the unparalleled success of the Harry Potter series.
Who is J. K. Rowling’s family tree?
J. K. Rowling has three children from two marriages, with Jorge Arantes and Dr. Neil Murray. Rowling’s parents, Peter John Rowling and Anne Volant, were married in 1965 and had two daughters. J. K. Rowling’s grandparents include Ernest Arthur Rowling and Kathleen Ada Bulgen, married in 1943. Her parents Anne (née Volant) and Peter (Pete) James Rowling had met the previous year on a train, sharing a trip from King’s Cross station, London, to their naval postings at Arbroath, Scotland. Rowling’s mother was with the Wrens and her father with the Royal Navy. Her mother was of Scottish and French ancestry.