Some royals share a similar bearing to their mother or have inherited a recognisably royal nose from their father's side, while others reach further back into the past and share an uncanny likeness to their more historical relatives. Come with us on a walk back in time, from Princess Beatrice's Queen Victoria cosplay to Prince Frederick's standout feature that his distant relative inherited...
© Getty Images,Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty ImagesKing Edward VII and King Charles III share strikingly similar features
King Edward VII & King Charles III
Both the sons of England's longest reigning monarchs, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II, these regal dopplegangers were both known as the Prince of Wales for much of their life.
Their resemblance is almost uncanny, with King Charles III inheriting his great-great-grandfather's firm brow and equine nose.
© Universal Images Group via Getty Images,Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty ImagesQueen Mary and Princess Anne are almost a matching pair
Queen Mary & Princess Anne
King George V's wife Queen Mary shares some serious facial similarities with her great-grandaughter Princess Anne, as seen above.
But it's their smiling eyes and poised grins that show off their shared looks best, each upturned neatly at the corners with a similarly set expression.
© Heritage Images via Getty Images,Getty ImagesLady Louise Windsor shares similar features with Queen Charlotte
Queen Charlotte & Lady Louise Windsor
The former has had something of a spike in popularity, thanks to India Amarteifio's star performance in Queen Charlotte and Golda Rosheuvel's quick wit on Bridergton, but did you know one of her descendants has inherited her looks?
Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, shares a similar countenance to the 18th-century queen, from her face shape and nose to shared micro-expressions.
© Getty Images,WireImage via Getty ImagesPrince Frederick and Lord Frederick don't just share a name
Prince Frederick & Lord Frederick Windsor
Sometimes a single feature marks out a similarity from years ago, whether it's a particularly prominent nose or especially full eyebrows. But in the case of Prince Frederick and Lord Frederick Windsor, it's the eyes that show his royal lineage.
Prince Frederick was born to King George II and fathered King George III, while Lord Frederick Windsor is the son of the Prince and Princess of Kent making them distant relatives – but strikingly similar all the same.
© Getty ImagesPrincess Beatrice transformed into a Victorian queen
Queen Victoria & Princess Beatrice
Princess Beatrice is well known for her striking eyes, much like her great-great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who shared the princess' oval face shape.
On the set of The Young Victoria, Princess Beatrice donned a ballgown and proved just how like her distance grandmother she is, pulling a pose straight from the royal history books.
© Getty Images,Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty ImagesKing George VI and the Duke of Edinburgh are a close match
King George VI & Prince Edward
The Duke of Edinburgh is a close match to a royal relative a little closer to home than most of our list, sharing several key features with his grandfather King George VI.
Looking back at King George VI as a young man, Prince Edward is an uncanny doppleganger for his grandfather, sharing the same strongly set nose and downturned eyes.
© Getty ImagesPrincess Eugenie looks a lot like the late Queen Mother
The Queen Mother & Princess Eugenie
The Queen Mother's great-grandaughter Princess Eugenie is a close match for the late Queen Elizabeth, but it's not just their colouring that might have you doing a double take.
The pair share wide, rounded eyes, a cupid's bow mouth and a nose that flares further down the face. Similarly dark features are just the finishing touch to their mirrored looks.
