Whenever a new photo is released of the royal family...

Fans all around the world are left feeling overjoyed.

And as for the most recent royal update?

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Well, the most recent family photo of Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their children has gotten everyone talking due to Princess Charlotte's uncanny resemblance to her great-grandmother, the Queen!

Now, out of the many members of the British royal family...

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, or William and Kate, as we know them best, are the firm favorites of the younger, more modern monarchy.

They have long been royal favorites.

Following their lavish, and highly documented royal wedding in 2011, Wills and Kate were thrown into the media spotlight, and we still can't get enough of them.

They met while studying at university.

William, who is the son of Prince Charles and second in line for the throne, met Kate at the University of St Andrew's in Scotland in 2001.

Though their relationship was on and off for years...

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They clearly couldn't stay away from each other and amazingly so, their engagement was announced in 2010 - 9 years after they first met.

And, ever since, we have watched on as their own little family grew.

In July 2013, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was born, becoming the third in line to the throne of Great Britain. Kate emerged from St. Mary's hospital in London in a blue polka dot dress, which many saw as a fitting tribute to Princess Diana, who wore a similar spotty attire herself some thirty-one years earlier.

Princess Charlotte followed shortly after.

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Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was born in May 2015, just under 2 years after her older brother.

And believe it or not, the princess has actually made royal history.

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Princess Charlotte became the first female royal to retain her claim to the throne, despite having a younger brother. Before the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, the birth of a son meant that he would leap over any older daughters in the line of succession.

Traditionally, Prince Louis would have overtaken Charlotte in the line to the throne.

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But, now that Princess Charlotte hasn't been ruled out by gender, Prince Louis remains fifth-in-line to the throne, while Charlotte is fourth-in-line behind her older brother, Prince George.

So, as you can see...

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William and Kate truly are paving the path to a more modern monarchy.

It's now been nearly a decade since William and Kate tied the knot...

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And their children are growing up fast.

They're all growing to be very unique and beautiful people...

But it's very clear that they've each inherited certain traits from their royal parents and grandparents!

The Cambridges have just released this year's Christmas family portrait...

And royal fans just can't get over the resemblance between Princess Charlotte and her great-grandmother, the Queen.

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Here's a photograph of the Queen as a child...

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Looking just like Princess Charlotte!

Here's the beautiful snap in question:

Just look at how grown up the children are now looking!

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