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Are they royalty or straight out of Hollywood? It can sometimes be hard to tell.
Princess Margaret’s daughter and a well-known Game of Thrones star bear a striking resemblance.
So do a princess from Monaco and an award-winning South African actress.
As for a Swedish royal and an actor known for his Northern Irish looks and tone, they are identical.
Here we reveal which royals have lookalikes in the world of showbiz.
A British princess and a talented actress.
Lady Sarah Chatto shares the same bright blue eyes and dark hair as actress Emilia Clarke.
Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of the late Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, turned 60 earlier this year.
However, there’s no denying that when she was younger, Sarah bore a striking resemblance to British actress Emilia Clarke, 37.
In particular, a photo of Lady Sarah smiling on her wedding day in July 1994 is remarkably similar to the Game of Thrones star’s own smile.
They both also share a similar hair color and bright eyes.
In February, Emilia had her own interaction with royalty when Prince William made her an MBE at Windsor Castle.
She was awarded the honour alongside her mother for her work in establishing a brain injury charity.
Princess Charlene of Monaco and a South African film star
Who’s Who? Princess Charlene of Monaco (left) is almost a mirror image of South African film star Charlize Theron (right)
They are both glamorous South Africans who share similar hairstyles and a passion for red lipstick.
But the similarities don’t end there for Princess Charlene of Monaco and Charlize Theron.
The pair look remarkably similar and are also the same height.
However, despite their physical resemblance, the lives of both women are very far from each other.
Former Olympic princess Charlene, 46, married Prince Albert of Monaco in 2011 and now has twins, Jacques Honoré Rainier and Gabriella Thérèse Marie.
While Oscar winner Charlize, 48, has never married, but adopted two children in 2012 and 2015.
Could Prince Harry be a singer?
They are both redheads but one is a prince and the other is a singer, Prince Harry shares similar features to Ed Sheeran
Prince Harry, 39, sang a few verses of Elton John’s Your Song in the audiobook version of Spare, which was released in 2023.
She also has a distinctive red head of hair, perhaps inherited from her grandmother Frances Shand Kydd.
It’s a strong trait he shares with singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, 33, who was recently spotted watching England vs Spain in Germany during the Euro 2019 final.
A duchess and an interior designer
Both Meghan Markle and Joanna Gaines have a passion for home goods and they also have a similar look.
Meghan Markle, 42, launched her luxury lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, which includes a range of homewares, earlier this year.
And interior designer Joanna Gaines, 46, has a similar passion: home decor.
Meghan and Joanna even look alike: they both have long, shiny, dark hair and bright smiles.
Joanna is the co-founder of Magnolia, an American home and lifestyle brand she launched with her husband, Chip Gaines.
Kate Middleton and an American fashion designer
Both Catherine, Princess of Wales, and television star Lauren Conrad have a similar kind smile and green eyes.
The 42-year-old Princess of Wales’ voluminous hair is always coiffed to perfection, and the same can be said for American TV star Lauren Conrad, 38.
Both women look alike: they share a kind smile and similar green eyes.
Kate is currently undergoing cancer treatment, but made an appearance at Wimbledon, where she was greeted with a standing ovation.
In addition to her television work, Lauren Conrad also has her own fashion brand for women and children.
A member of the Swedish royal family and an actor
The Swedish prince definitely shares similarities with Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie
Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip was all over social media earlier this year, with people saying he looked like actors Henry Cavill and Jamie Dorman.
The Swedish prince definitely shares similarities with Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie, 42: they both sport dark beards and slicked-back, tousled hair.
Jamie is originally from Northern Ireland and has won two Irish Film and Television Awards.
Carl, known for his love of fast cars, settled down and married Princess Sofia in 2015. The couple now have three children together.
The Queen of Spain or a Spanish actress?
Queen Letizia of Spain and actress Penelope Cruz share similar brown locks, dark eyes and warm smiles.
Queen Letizia, 51, a mother of two, is married to King Felipe VI of Spain and is a former television journalist.
Although she left her on-screen role when she became a royal, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, also 51, remains a star of the show.
However, the couple not only share nationality, but they also look alike. They both have brown locks, dark eyes and similar warm smiles.
The European royal presided over the annual meeting of the Cervantes Institute in Barcelona earlier this month.
It was her first solo public engagement in July following the latest explosive claims made by her former brother-in-law, who allege she had an “affair” with the royals after her marriage to King Felipe.
An American socialite and the Queen of Jordan
Queen Rania of Jordan and American socialite Olivia Palermo look very similar
Queen Rania of Jordan, 53, is known for speaking out on women’s and children’s rights in her role as consort to King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein.
Always well dressed, the mother of four has a similar look to American socialite Olivia Palermo, 38.
They both share shiny, well-groomed brown hair and dark eyes.
Olivia lives a glamorous lifestyle, although perhaps not as much as Rania.
Royal royalty or musical royalty?
Viewers could have been forgiven for thinking they were seeing double when Lady Amelia Windsor and Suki Waterhouse attended the British Fashion Awards in 2017.
Lady Amelia Windsor, granddaughter of the Duke of Kent, was photographed in a daring outfit at the prestigious 2017 British Fashion Awards.
Robert Pattinson’s fiancée, singer Suki Waterhouse, 32, was also at the event and the pair made headlines for looking strikingly alike.
Viewers could have been forgiven for thinking they were seeing double on the red carpet, with both stunning blondes sporting dark lipstick and even similar sheer black outfits.