'Future Queen' Kate Middleton 'unknowingly' poses for regal portrait
A new photo of the Princess of Wales has caught people's attention, with royal fans across the world praising the future Queen.
While greeting Commonwealth troops at the Army Training Centre in Pirbright, Kate Middleton was snapped standing in front of a Union Jack, unknowingly posing for quite a regal portrait.
Wearing all black with her hair pinned back in a chic bun and hat, the princess looked the picture of regal poise.
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Catherine the Princess of Wales was snapped standing in front of a Union Jack while greeting Commonwealth troops with Prince William. Getty
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Plenty of royal fans have been quick to react to the charming photo.
"Future Queen. She has a sense of duty and very loyal to the Crown and Britain," one person commented under a Facebook post of the photo.
"A class act, so glad she will be Queen one day," another wrote.
"Our beautiful princess...our troops will love this," wrote a third.
As well as looking the image of a Queen, the photo of Kate appears to echo an older photo of Queen Elizabeth herself, taken on her 26th birthday.
Queen Elizabeth on her 26th Birthday: This image sees the late monarch on her birthday on April 21, 1952, waiting on a dias as the royal guards get ready to perform the "march past". Paul Popper
In the photo, which captures the late Queen on April 21, 1952, the monarch stands on a dias, wearing an outfit incredibly similar to Kate's.
Even their handbag appears to be of a similar design.
In the photo of the Queen, the monarch is reportedly waiting while the royal guards get ready to perform the "march past" for her birthday. Her husband Prince Philip stands in the foreground, in the right-hand corner.
The two images bear quite the resemblance, with both Kate and the Queen wearing similar outfits and a similar regal posture. Getty / Photographer Paul Popper
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During Kate and William's visit, the pair made sure to visit the group of Commonwealth troops who have been deployed to take part in the Queen's funeral, which will be held on Monday, September 19.
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