Family connections

[CakeQueen]

Does anybody know if Nicholas Parsons and Mary Berry are related?

[wolf63]

They are siblings.

[Kathyan]

According to Wikipedia, Mary's father was a surveyor and Nicholas' father was a GP. Nicholas was born in Grantham and Mary went to a school in Bath. There is no mention of them being brother and sister.

[CakeQueen]

Thanks for that Wolf. I had an idea they were. Is there any evidence I can use to substantiate this as I want to add it to a quiz so have to be fairly sure of the facts?

[andrew1707]

This link from the Telegraph:

http://www.dailymail....ows-shipyards-16.html

gives the name of Nicholas Pasrons' father as Paul but this link from WIKI (so it must be true) gives Mary Berry's father's name as Allen:

http://en.wikipedia.o..._Berry_(food_writer).

There do seem to be a lot of references to them being siblings, as my sibling above has stated, but they may have all come from a single in-correct source.

I still looking.............

[shaneystar2]

They're not related at all .The only reason it was said they were is because they bear a passing resemblance to one another ( although I can't see it ) and this was put about as a joke in one of the Great British Bake Off blogs .

http://www.meemalee.c...lass-making-macs.html

[wolf63]

CakeQueen - as my sibling Andrew below states - they may be sibling and they may not be siblings.

We will get back to you. :-)

[Smowball]

http://tvjam.co.uk/20...port-relief-bake-off/