Are they royalty or straight out of Hollywood? It can sometimes be difficult to tell. 

The daughter of Princess Margaret and a well-known star of Game of Thrones bear a striking similarity.

As do a certain Monaco princess and an award-winning South African actress.

As for one Swedish royal and an actor known for his looks and Northern Irish tones, they are dead ringers. 

Below, we reveal the royals who have showbiz doppelgangers.    

A British princess and a talented actress

Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of the late Queen’s sister Princess Margaret, turned 60 earlier this year.

However, there’s no denying that as a younger woman, 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 and her own smile.

Both also share a similar hair colour and twinkling eyes.

In February, Emilia had her own interaction with royalty when she was made an MBE by Prince William at Windsor Castle.

She was given the honour along with her mother for their work establishing a brain injury charity.

Princess Charlene of Monaco and a South African film star

They are both glamorous South Africans who share similar hair styles and a love of red lipstick.

But the similarities do not end there for Princess Charlene of Monaco and Charlize Theron.

The pair look remarkably similar and are also the same height.

Despite their physical resemblance though, the two women’s lives are miles apart.

Former Olympian Princess Charlene, 46, married Prince Albert of Monaco in 2011 and now has twins, Jacques Honoré Rainier and Gabriella Thérèse Marie.

While Oscar-winning Charlize, 48, has never been married but adopted two children in 2012 and 2015.

Could Prince Harry be a singer?

Both red heads 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 audio book version of Spare, which was released in 2023.

He also has a head of distinctive red hair, perhaps inherited from his grandmother Frances Shand Kydd.

It is a strong feature that he shares with singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, 33, who was recently seen watching England vs Spain in Germany during the Euros final.

A Duchess and an interior designer

Both Meghan Markle and Joanna Gaines have a passion for home goods and look similar too

Meghan Markle, 42, launched her luxury lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, including a range of home goods, earlier this year.

And interior designer Joanna Gaines, 46, has a similar passion, for household decor.

Meghan and Joanna even look alike – both have long, glossy dark hair and bright smiles.

Joanna is co-founder of Magnolia – an American home and lifestyle brand that she launched with her husband, Chip Gaines.

Kate Middleton and an American fashion designer

Both Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and television star Lauren Conrad have a similar kind smile and green eyes

The Princess of Wales’s, 42, voluminous hair is always styled to perfection, and the same can be said for American television star Lauren Conrad, 38.

Both women look alike – sharing a similar kind smile and green eyes.

Kate is currently undergoing treatment for cancer but made an appearance at Wimbledon where she was greeted with a standing ovation.

Aside from television work, Lauren Conrad also has her own fashion brand for women and children.

A Swedish royal and an actor

The Swedish prince definitely shares similarities with Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden was making the rounds on 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 – both sport dark beards and brushed back, tussled hair.

Jamie is originally from Northern Ireland and has won two Irish Film and Television Awards.

Carl, who is known for his love of fast cars, settled down and married Princess Sofia in 2015. The couple now have three sons together.

The Queen of Spain or a Spanish actress?

Queen Letizia of Spain and actress Penelope Cruz share similar sweeping brown locks, dark eyes and warm smiles

Mother-of-two Queen Letizia, 51, is married to King Felipe VI of Spain and is a former TV journalist.

While she left her screen role when she became a royal, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, also 51, is still very much a showbiz star.

The pair do not just share a nationality though, they also look alike. They both have similar sweeping brown locks, dark eyes and warm smiles.

The European royal chaired the annual meeting of the Cervantes Institute in Barcelona earlier this month.

It was her first solo public engagement in July after the latest bombshell claims made by her former brother-in-law, who alleges that he had an ‘affair’ with the royal after her marriage to King Felipe.

An American socialite and the Queen of Jordan

Queen Rania of Jordan and American socialite Olivia Palermo look similar

Queen Rania of Jordan, 53, is known for speaking out about the rights of women and children 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.

Both share glossy, well-styled  brown hair and dark eyes.

Olivia lives a glamorous lifestyle, though perhaps not as glamorous as Rania.

Real or music royalty?

Onlookers could have been forgiven for thinking they were seeing double when Lady Amelia Windsor and Suki Waterhouse went to the British Fashion Awards in 2017

Lady Amelia Windsor, granddaughter of the Duke of Kent, was snapped in a racy outfit at the high-profile British Fashion Awards in 2017.

Robert Pattinson’s fiancée, singer Suki Waterhouse, 32, was also at the event and the pair made headlines for looking surprisingly alike.

Onlookers could have been forgiven for thinking they were seeing double on the red carpet, with both dazzling blondes wearing dark lipstick and even similar sheer black outfits.