Prince William's 'family resemblance is strong' say fans after seeing rare image of his ancestor

Prince William's striking resemblance to his mother's side of the family has been showcased as the Prince's uncle has shared an image of their ancestor.

• An image of Prince William's great-grandfather has resurfaced on social media.
• After seeing this image fans are claiming that Prince William's 'family resemblance is strong.' 
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Prince William has inherited genes from the Spencer family on his mother's side and the Mountbatten-Windsor's on his father's side. While fans are certain that they can see how much he has inherited his looks from his father, a recent image posted by his uncle has made a pretty good argument for the Spencer side of his family. 

Prince William's uncle, Charles Spencer, has shared an image of Prince William's great-grandfather and great-great grandfather, and fans have been shocked by their similarities. The caption of the post read, "My grandfather, Jack Spencer - then, in the second photograph, his own grandfather, Frederick Spencer."

Immediately fans could see how much Jack Spencer looked like the Prince of Wales."Wow. William looks like your grandfather," said one commenter."Oh my word I can see the likeness to William in the first picture," said another."Wow,l can see the Spencer side in William!😍🤗," added a third. 

Another suggested that they could even see how Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex also looked like some of the Spencers. "William looks just like Jack and Harry resembles Frederick," said one commenter on the photograph.

Other commenters also suggested that the family members looked like William's mother Princess Diana."Strong resemblance to yourself [Charles Spencer] and Diana," said one commenter. "Princess Diana had those lips and eyes!💕," said another."The family resemblance is strong!" concluded a third.

Jack Spencer was Princess Diana's grandfather so the fact they both shared blue sanpaku-shaped eyes suggests it's an inherited trait. Sanpaku eyes are when the whites of their eyes are visible underneath the iris, which is partly why Princess Diana always seemed to be looking up from underneath her eyelashes in photographs.

Royal fans love seeing how the members of the Royal Family take after one another, and in a family that is so large and so frequently photographed, it is easy to see how certain members take after their older relatives. 

A sweet photo of a young Princess Anne bore an uncanny resemblance to younger royals and fans couldn't help but notice how much she looked like her daughter Zara Tindall and her young granddaughter Isla when they were around the same age.

Similarly, Prince William's cousin is the spitting image of Prince George. The cousin in question, Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, is the son of Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer and his ex-wife Victoria Aitken and photographs of him at the same age as Prince George show how strong the Spencer genes really are!