Eagle-eyed royal fans have pointed out the amazing similarities between Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet and her father’s cousin Princess Eugenie at the same age.
Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 40, bought their daughter to the UK as part of the Platinum Jubilee and celebrated her first birthday with a party at Frogmore Cottage on Saturday.
As pictures of the birthday girl surfaced online, fans were quick to see how much she looked like her first cousin once removed and Eugenie, 32.
Others were struck by how much Lilibet looked like second cousin August, the son Eugenie shares with her husband Jack Brooksbank, 36,.
Little August, who also made his first public appearance this weekend, was born in February 2021 and is just a few months older than the Duke of Sussex’s daughter.
Royal fans have pointed out the amazing similarities between Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet and her big cousin Princess Eugenie after the one-year-old picture’s was shared with the public to mark her birthday
Other royal fans also pointed out that Lilibet looked very much like Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s son August, pictured at the Platinum pageant on Sunday (left). Right, Eugenie as a little girl
An adorable picture taken by the photographer Misan Harriman – who photographed Harry and Meghan’s pregnancy announcement back on Valentine’s Day 2020 – showed Lilbet in a blue dress, sat on the grass.
Many thought her red hair, round cheeks and heart-shaped mouth looked very much like Princess Eugenie’s when she was her age.
Archive pictures shared on social media showed how similar the youngest daughter of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew looked like little Lilbet.
Princess Eugenie was photographed with her son as she attended the Jubilee Platinum Pageant on Sunday.
Dressed in a cute little Union Jack sweater, August, who is 17 months old, looked very much like his cousin.
Royal fans were quick to point out that August and Lilibet could be twins and that she looked a lot like her father’s cousin Princess Eugenie
People were quick to draw comparisons online, with one person writing: ‘Lilibeth and Princess Eugenie’s son could pass for twins.
‘To those that have seen the photos of Lilibet; does anyone else think she looks a lot like Princess Eugenie,’ another wrote.
‘I agree, Lilibet looks like Eugenie when she was a baby only with red hair !! Windsor genes are strong I guess,’ another said.
‘I see Eugenie and Beatrice a bit in Lilibet. Maybe her eyes? All cuties,’ one wrote.
Lilibet marked her first birthday with a picnic at Frogmore Cottage on Saturday after meeting with the Queen
Lilibet has a look of Eugenie, Prince Andrew’s eldest,’ another said.
Up until then, royal fans had only been able to catch furtive glimpses of Lilibet and August, as their parents shared little detail about their first year.
Royal fans had seen very little of both royal children up until now.
Harry and Meghan, who are based in Montecito, California, have shared no pictures of their daughter, apart from one family snap that included her and their son Archie, who is now three-years-old, which was shared last Christmas.
Meanwhile, Eugenie has been updating fans on August’s first year on Instagram, but up until now, she had taken pains to hide his face from the public.
Harry and Meghan celebrated their daughter Lilibet’s first birthday in Windsor yesterday with a ‘relaxed’ birthday party —with royal second cousins invited to the festivities. Pictured, the couple with children Archie and Lilibet
This changed on Sunday when August made at noted royal debut at the Platinum pageant.
The one-year-old son of Eugenie and husband Jack waved happily at the crowds as he joined his parents, aunt, uncle and extended family in the stands outside Buckingham Palace.
August, who was wearing a blue knit jumper with a Union Jack, clapped his hands as he watched the procession take place in front of him.
Nearby was his cousin Wolfie, six, Princess Beatrice’s stepson. The outing marked both August and Wolfie’s first formal engagements with the Royal Family.
They were joined in the Royal Box by senior royals including Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Kate Middleton and their children, and Zara and Mike Tindall and their daughter Mia. Also in attendance was Peter Phillips, who brought along his girlfriend Lindsay Wallace, and his daughters Savannah and Isla.
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