Princess Charlotte Turns 11 as Fans Compare Her to Diana and Elizabeth II
Princess Charlotte turned 11 on 2 May, and royal fans quickly compared her appearance with Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II. The discussion centered on childhood photographs placed side by side in a Facebook post by a royal enthusiast, along with Charlotte’s latest public appearance at Easter Matins in early April.
Easter Matins with the Wales family
At the Easter Matins service, Charlotte wore a camel-coloured A-line coat dress with chocolate suede detailing by Catherine Walker. The outfit echoed a camel-coloured coat dress worn by Princess Diana in the 1980s, adding to the comparisons that have followed Charlotte as she appears at royal events with Prince George and Prince Louis.
Charlotte is the daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, their only daughter and middle child. She has been appearing at royal events since she was a newborn, and those repeated public appearances have made family likeness a recurring subject among royal watchers.
Facebook comments on Princess Diana
On the Facebook post, commenters split between saying Charlotte looks like the Queen and saying she resembles Diana. One commenter wrote: "Charlotte looks like Charlotte. She is very pretty and has inherited the beauty genes of her mother, Diana, and the Queen, but she will be beautiful because of that as she grows into a beautiful woman. God bless you, Princess Charlotte."
The comparisons reached across three generations of the family: Queen Elizabeth II in 1935, Princess Diana in 1965, and Charlotte today. Charlotte never met Diana, who died in 1997 when Prince William was 15, while Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022 when Charlotte was seven.
Princess Charlotte and royal protocol
The interest in Charlotte also sits alongside the role her family occupies in the line of succession. The Queen introduced a major amendment to royal protocol that changed how succession works, and Charlotte’s place in the family remains public because she appears with her parents and brothers at official events.
For royal watchers, the birthday photos and Easter appearance are the main points of comparison, not a new role or announcement. The discussion now is whether observers keep reading Charlotte’s changing look through her mother, father, Diana, or the Queen.
