An unseen photo uploaded by Princess Kate’s younger brother, James Middleton, on Instagram, has got royal fans talking about a striking family resemblance.
On January 31, James uploaded a throwback photo in tribute to Carole Middleton, as she celebrated her milestone 70th birthday.
The picture shows a never-before-seen photo of a young Carole holding him as a baby, and is captioned: “Happy 70th Birthday to my darling Mother. My Hero.”
Taken on an apparent summer holiday, Carole is wearing a blue halter top and is holding a baby James, dressed in all white.
Fans’ attention has turned to how much James looks like his sister, Princess Kate, as a baby.
One fan wrote underneath James’s Instagram upload: “Baby James looks like baby Catherine.”
Another exclaimed: “Omg what a beautiful picture! You looked exactly like your sister Catherine as a baby.”
A third wrote: “What a beautiful pic! You look just like your sister when she was a baby here, happy birthday to your incredible mother.”
Others wished Carole Middleton a very happy birthday and passed on blessings for the special occasion.
Kate and James, along with their sister Pippa, 41, all grew up in Berkshire. The Middleton siblings lived in several homes during their childhood before their parents settled in Bucklebury Manor in 2012.
Carole Middleton is best known for being the mum of the future Queen. With 70 being a big milestone, one former royal butler also believes that Carole will celebrate soon with the Royal Family, who are all extremely fond of her.
According to Grant Harrold, who was King Charles’ butler between 2004 and 2011 when he was the Prince of Wales, the King and Queen Camilla could even throw a party for Carole.
Speaking on behalf of JeffBet, Mr Harrold said: “As it’s a special birthday, I definitely think the King and Queen will be doing some sort of party for her, maybe in London as they like to mark special occasions.
“And they will usually buy Carole a birthday gift but for her 70th it will be something more special as Carole plays an important role in the Royal Family.
“For the party there will be lots of members of the Royal Family invited as well as the Middletons and obviously William and Kate. But they may also throw her their own party or dinner.”