It has been suggested that the Earl Grey blend, or “Earl Grey’s Mixture”, may have been named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister in the 1830s.^[6] However, the fact that adding bergamot to tea was being done in a disreputable manner near the time of his death suggests that, while it is possible that the second Earl Grey encountered tea flavoured with bergamot, it seems rather unlikely that he would have championed it.^[5] Nonetheless, there have been several theories attempting to link the tea to the earl.

Below is the relationship diagram of myself to 2nd Earl Grey

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