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Courtney Pochin

Prince William mistakes photo of himself for Charlotte as similarity is 'incredible'

All eyes were on Prince William and Kate Middleton as they stepped out in Bradford on Tuesday for their first public engagements since Harry and Meghan made their big announcement.

The pair visited a number of places throughout the day, including the Khidmat Centre, where they were gifted a showstopper of a cake that would wow even the Great British Bake Off judges.

Designed by Siami Ali, the towering cake featured photos from throughout the couple's life together as well as some sweet childhood snaps.

One image in particular captured the attention of the Duke of Cambridge, 37, as he noticed something "incredible" about it.

Such a sweet moment (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The cake featured photos of the couple and their children (Getty Images)

William spotted a cute photo of himself, aged 10 taken back in 1992 during a visit to Playscape.

In the photo he's got a cheeky grin on his face and is dressed in a red jumpsuit, holding a helmet - and the resemblance to his daughter, Princess Charlotte is unmistakable.

Even William had to do a double take, asking: "Is that me? Doesn't it look like Charlotte?"

The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, came for a closer look and agreed with her husband saying: "It looks so much like Charlotte."

Prince William mistook the photo of himself for his daughter Charlotte (Getty Images)
The resemblance is 'incredible' (PA)

William repeated his previous statement, adding: "Is that me? That looks just like Charlotte. That's incredible, I haven't seen that before. Very alike in similarity."

And speaking about the cake as a whole, he proclaimed that baking legend Mary Berry would "be very impressed".

This comes after William and Kate appeared alongside Berry in a television special at Christmas.

In BBC One's A Berry Royal Christmas, the parents were seen visiting the gardens at RHS Wisley, making tea and of course getting involved in some baking.

This isn't the first time young Prince William has been compared to his four-year-old daughter.

Back in 2018, an Instagram account called Tea Time With the Cambridge's, shared the same Playscape photo of the Duke of Cambridge.

Next to this they posted a snap of Charlotte taken at Princess Eugenie's royal wedding on October 12.

Captioning the photo, the user wrote: "Look at this and tell me they don’t look alike (to me).

"Ever since she was little Charlotte has had the 'Diana Smirk' which William obviously got from Diana and Charlotte got from her daddy!

"She is definitely daddy’s little look alike and daddy’s little girl!"

The post went viral with thousands liking and commenting.

One person wrote: "If Diana ever had a mini me it would be Charlotte. Can’t say this often enough."

Another commented: "OMG that is what I thought when I saw this exactly, beautiful."

A third said: "OMG this means she will look like lady Di when she is grown up."

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