Royal fans are convinced that Princess Charlotte is the ‘absolute double’ of her father – after she was pictured attending a Sunday church service in Balmoral over the weekeend.
The Prince and Princess of Wales‘s only daughter is being described as William’s ‘twin’, with well-wishers stunned by her resemblance to the heir in throwback photos.
As the 10-year-old joined her parents and two siblings – Princes George, 12, and Louis, seven – for a church service in Crathie Kirk, known to be the royals‘ favoured place of worship at their Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, she could not have looked more similar to the future King.
Perched behind the Prince, on the driver’s side in the family’s Range Rover, Charlotte donned a white cardigan and polka dot dress, her hair tied up and swept from her face.
It was very reminiscent of a young William, who is seen sporting a matching grin, with everything from the eyebrows to the face shape in the mix.
Royal supporters couldn’t believe it as they took in the image of the young prince, enjoying go-karting at Buckmore Park ‘Playscape’ in 1992 – when he also would have been 10 – at a track in Kent.
‘Princess Charlotte is the absolute double of her father Prince William at the same age,’ one wrote a post shared to X, formerly known as Twitter.
Responding beneath the comparison photographs, one wrote: ‘I know right? She could be his clone’, to which another said ‘absolutely’.
Princess Charlotte is the ‘absolute double’ of her father, say royal fans after she was pictured attending a Sunday church service in Balmoral (pictured left)
A third responded by saying that she was ‘all William’, while another agreed saying she was ‘indeed’ her father’s lookalike.
Attending yesterday’s church service alongside her family, the Princess of Wales, meanwhile, appeared to be sporting hair a few shades lighter as her cascading tresses looked more blonde than ever before.
Along with the Waleses, King Charles III and Queen Camilla, as well as The Princess Royal, were also seen heading to Crathie Kirk to spend part of their Bank Holiday weekend at the church.
The monarch began his annual summer holidays at Balmoral last week, where he has been joined by several other members of the Royal Family to enjoy their break.
William, 43, appearing a calm and collected driver, looked smart in a suit and tie as he sat behind the wheel.
Meanwhile, Kate was the picture of elegance in a black hat with a structured bow, a textured jacket and a maroon top as she smiled in the passenger seat next to William.
Charlotte gazed out the car window with a curious expression on her face, her hair tied up neatly so it stayed out of her face.
The King and Queen, who were driven to the church, appeared serious as they looked at the car journey ahead.
Eagle-eyed royal fans noted that the young Princess closely resembled her father in pictures snapped by paparazzi from inside the car
At last year’s Trooping the Colour, Princess Charlotte looked the spitting image of her father in his youth as she pointed to the sky during the Royal Air Force flypast
Princess Charlotte, who turned ten this year, may share her mother Kate’s brunette tresses, but she is the spitting image of her father
The monarch, 76, wore a pale pink shirt under his smart suit, complete with a tartan tie, a nod to the Scottish Highlands they are currently residing in.
Queen Camilla, 78, was seen wearing a hat with a jaunty feather and a multicoloured print dress, as well as a large cream shawl draped over her shoulder to keep her warm.
Princess Anne, 75, was dressed in the most colourful ensemble of the whole family, wearing a turquoise blouse with a large collar, as well as a matching jacket and hat.
Going to church is a tradition that King Charles follows closely, having driven himself and Queen Camilla to a service on Sunday August 17, also at Crathie Kirk.
It’s not the first time the young Princess has been closely compared to her father.
Fans have often pointed to the resemblances between the father and daughter.
At the 2023 Trooping the Colour, Charlotte pointed to the sky in amazement as she and her family watched the Royal Air Force flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony.
The image harked back to the ceremony in 1989, when Prince William was pictured waving excitedly at planes as he stood on the balcony with his brother Prince Harry, mother Princess Diana and great-aunt Princess Margaret.
Princess Charlotte looked like her father’s double when attending the Christmas Day church service in 2022. Right: Prince William wearing the same expression at the christening of Princess Eugenie in 1990
With their adorable fair locks and rosy cheeks, the father and daughter duo could easily be mistaken for one another at 18 months old
Another snapshot from the same day showed Charlotte squinting as she smiled at well-wishers while making her way in the traditional horse-drawn carriage to Horse Guards Parade.
The image was strikingly similar to a picture of her father in a royal carriage at Trooping the Colour in 1989.
And, as strikingly similar photos of them as toddlers show, Charlotte has inherited her father’s eyes and nose, as well as some of his cheeky expressions.
Kate and William have both picked up on the likeness in the past.
During a royal outing to the Khidmat Centre, Bradford, in January 2020, William mistook a photo of himself during a go-karting day out as a child for one of his daughter.
‘Is that me?’ the Prince of Wales said.
‘Doesn’t it look like Charlotte? Doesn’t it look like Charlotte? Is that me? Oh my goodness. Is that me? That looks just like Charlotte. That’s incredible. I haven’t seen that before. Very alike similarity.’
The Princess of Wales agreed, adding; ‘It looks so much like Charlotte.’
