Princess Charlotte arrived for her first day of school at Thomas’s Battersea on Septemeber 5th, accompanied by her parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William, and big brother, Prince George.
As the Cambridge family walked into the school gates (sans little Prince Louis who was at home with Nanny Maria Borrallo) photographers eagerly captured the momentous occasion.
Aside from the cute moments like when Charlotte shook the principal’s hand with the confidence of an adult, one thing about little Charlotte was noticed by fans across the world: her remarkable resemblance to her great-grandma Queen Elizabeth II.
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Flooding the official Instagram account of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – @kensingtonroyal – were fans remarking that Charlotte was the Her Majesty’s ‘mini-me’.
“Charlotte is the spitting image of the Queen!” one fan wrote.
While another social media user commented: “Princess Charlotte I have a feeling she’s going to rule her brothers. Takes after her amazing gran!”
The side-by-side images of a young (then Princess) Elizabeth against a four-year-old Princess Charlotte show that the Windsor genes remain strong.
Just like with Prince George’s first day of school, Kensington Palace shared official portraits from the big day.
Simon O’Malley, Headmaster at Thomas’s Battersea, shared his excitement over Princess Charlotte’s first day.
He said: “We are delighted that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have decided that Princess Charlotte will join her elder brother, Prince George, at Thomas’s Battersea.”
“We greatly look forward to welcoming her and all of our new pupils to the school in September.”
That’s not the only family connection at the school.
Charlotte will find a friend in the fellow pupil, cousin Maud Windsor – the five-year-old daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor and Sophie Winkleman.
She is in the same year as George.
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