All of the Times Princess Charlotte Looked Exactly Like Queen Elizabeth II
In case you needed proof that the two royals are practically twins.
Princess Charlotte is growing up right before our eyes. The middle Cambridge officially turned 7 years old (!) on May 2. While there's no doubt that she's a spitting image of her father, Prince William, the young royal also takes after her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. And really, it couldn't be more fitting: Their birthdays are less than two weeks (and several decades) apart.
If you put their childhood photos side-by-side, you'll see that they could even pass for sisters, especially when you factor in the number of times they stick out their tongue, wave to the crowds, or show off their adorable, spunky personality. Take a look at these hand-picked photos from family gatherings, public events, and candid moments to see exactly what we're talking about.
LEFT: The future Queen Mother holds her newborn daughter, Princess Elizabeth, in 1926.
RIGHT: Nearly nine decades later, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, carries Princess Charlotte into her christening.
LEFT: This late '20s photograph shows Princess Elizabeth with her mother, who was then the Duchess of York.
RIGHT: A candid taken during their royal tour of Canada in 2016 shows Princess Charlotte and her mother sharing a sweet moment.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth waves from a toy carriage in a 1928 portrait.
RIGHT: While in Canada, Princess Charlotte has fun with the balloon display at a children's party for military families.
LEFT: Queen Elizabeth's lifelong love of corgis began as a child. Here, she cuddles the newest member of her family.
RIGHT: During a party for military families in Canada, Princess Charlotte makes a furry friend of her own.
LEFT: A 1929 photograph of the future Queen shows her as a 3-year-old.
RIGHT: A 2-year-old Princess Charlotte attends church on Christmas Day in Bucklebury, Berkshire in 2016.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth plays with a pram on the grounds of Windsor Castle circa 1933.
RIGHT: Kate Middleton snapped this portrait of her daughter at their family home in Norfolk in 2017 in honor of Charlotte's second birthday.
LEFT: A young Princess Elizabeth poses for a portrait wearing a dress not unlike the ones Charlotte still wears today.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte attends her aunt Pippa Middleton's wedding to James Matthews on May 20, 2017 in Englefield Green, England.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth walks with her mother at Edinburgh Castle in approximately 1931.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte arrives at Berlin Tegel Airport with her family on an official visit to Germany on July 19, 2017.
LEFT: The future monarch plays in a flower field in a photograph taken by her father, King George VI.
RIGHT: At the same official visit to Germany in 2017, the Princess stops to smell her flower bouquet.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth attends the Royal Tournament — a military pageant for the British Armed Forces — in London in 1930.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte arrives at the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital on April 23, 2018 for the birth of her younger brother Prince Louis.
LEFT: An early '30s portrait shows Princess Elizabeth in a flower crown and a ruched chiffon dress.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte wore similar attire when she served in the bridal party at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth looks relaxed on the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Windsor in June 1936.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte has fun running around the Beaufort Polo Club on June 10, 2018 in Gloucester, England.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth cuddles up with a pet dog at her childhood home in London, 145 Piccadilly, in 1936.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte leaves Prince Louis's christening at St. James's Palace in London on July 9, 2018.
LEFT: The future Queen visits Abergeldie Castle in Scotland — two miles east of the royal residence Balmoral — in 1933.
RIGHT: Tapped as a royal bridesmaid yet again, Princess Charlotte attends the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England.
LEFT: In June 12, 2016, Queen Elizabeth II looks out from Buckingham Palace at the crowds gathered outside for her 90th birthday celebrations.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte of Cambridge watches from a window of Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour on June 17, 2017. Trooping the Colour is an annual parade marking the Queen's official birthday.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth plays with a doll in a toy pram outside the Welsh House in 1933.
RIGHT: In celebration of Princess Charlotte's fifth birthday, the royal family shared a photo of Charlotte helping pack and deliver food packages amid the coronavirus outbreak.
LEFT: Queen Elizabeth II dons an all-green ensemble at the Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials horse racing meet on April 13, 2019.
RIGHT: Later in the year, Princess Charlotte wears a similar hue at the Christmas Day church service on the Sandringham Estate.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth is all smiles outside of the Royal Lodge in Windsor in 1936.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte gears up for her first day of school in 2019.
LEFT: Princess Elizabeth plays outside on the grounds of a Scottish castle in 1929.
RIGHT: Princess Charlotte kicks a soccer ball around in 2019.
LEFT: A young Princess Elizabeth catches raindrops on her tongue while visiting the Royal Tournament at Olympia in London.
RIGHT: While waiting for the wedding of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews to start, 2-year-old Charlotte sticks her tongue out just like the Queen.
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