The statue and the many images of Princess Diana to be posted on her 60th birthday have had people comparing the late royal and her eldest son Prince William.

Since, a number of Britons have been taken with the likeness between the two.

Posting side-by-side images to Twitter, one wrote the comparison gave them: “Literal chills!”

Another wrote: “Diana is absolutely stunning, flawless there. William is his mother’s son. She would be so proud of him.”

“They are so alike. Hazza got absolutely no genes from his mother,” another commented.

One said: “They have the same nose.”

“I think he looks a good mix of Charles and Diana Harry is all Charles,” one wrote.

“They are like 2 peas in a pod. Both fabulous. Diana is so beautiful. William very, very handsome,” one said.

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