Queen Elizabeth at 5 years old and Princess Charlotte at 5 years old.Photo: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty; Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty
Princess Charlottemaytake after dadPrince William, but they both got their striking similarities fromQueen Elizabeth!
From their captivating gazes to their sweet smiles, Charlotte has inherited the very best of the 94-year-old monarch.
The young princess’s comparability to the Queen is also mirrored in a vintage photo of Princess Elizabeth as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Lady May Cambridgein 1931 when she was around 5 years old herself.
The Cambridge family Christmas card.Matt Porteous
Charlotte and her great-grandmother share the same distinctive eye structure – from their matching blue eyes to the arch of their eyebrows, there’s no questioning their resemblance.
The young royal also has lovely light brown hair. Before her hair turned a regal shade of white,Queen Elizabeth’s hair was a very similar shade to her great-granddaughter’s.
Princess Charlotte and Queen Elizabeth as a child.
Charlotte has inherited more than just her great-grandmother’s looks. She’s also a budding equestrian! While attending an event to meet and honor British Olympians at Buckingham Palace in October 2016, Kate revealed that Charlotte already has developed a love of horses — just like great-grandmother,Queen Elizabeth.
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Princess Charlotte in 2019 and Queen Elizabeth.Duke and Duchess of Cambridge/PA/sipa; Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty
Charlotte recently joined her parents and brothers for a night at the theater to see aChristmas pantomime play. The festive event marked the royal siblings red carpet debut. The family of five has spent a lot of time together this yearisolating at their country home, Anmer Hallin Norfolk amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“The children have got such stamina, I don’t know how," mom Kate, 38, told the BBC. “Honestly, you get to the end of the day and you write down the list of all the things that you’ve done in that day. So, you pitch a tent, take the tent down again, cook, bake. You get to the end of the day — they have had a lovely time — but it is amazing how much you can cram into one day that’s for sure.”
source: people.com
