Yes, reexamining the Strickland family tree, we see there is a 500-year-old connection to the Middletons. Well, isn't that nice. I would not know what else to say about that, especially considering the Stricklands nowadays are Catholic recusants, whereas the Royals are governing the Church of England. Hmmm.... I suppose that you Stricklands of Malta would want to claim some credit for collapsing the Protestant Reformation eventually. Sounds confusing.