Wild claims James Hewitt is the father of Prince Harry have been rubbished as pictures demonstrating the Duke of Sussex's resemblance to his late grandfather, Prince Philip, have emerged.
The theory, which Hewitt has denied himself, stems from the revelation that Princess Diana was with Hewitt while she was married to Prince Charles.
They embarked on a five-year affair between 1986 and 1991 after Hewitt had been asked to give the princess riding lessons while he was still in the Household Cavalry.
Diana confirmed the affair in 1995, leading Prince Harry dogged by rumours Hewitt was his real father.
But snaps showing the likeness of Harry – who was born in 1984 before the affair began – and Philip appear to have put the bizarre claims to bed.
Sharing a 1957 copy of the Paris Match Magazine which had Philip on the cover, smiling in his naval uniform, a photographer said he couldn’t believe the Duke of Edinburgh’s likeness to Harry.
Christopher Jackson said: "I was reminded today of this incredible vintage @parismatch_magazine from 1957 I acquired a few years ago. I was blown away the minute I spotted it. It always reminds me of the unique, historic reference points that royal photography provides. The front cover features a fantastically suave Prince Philip on tour with The Queen."
People were quick to comment, agreeing with Jackson that Harry looks like a spitting image of Philip, who died at Windsor Castle aged 99 on Friday, April 9.
The post racked up hundreds of comments on Twitter, with one stating: "For anyone saying Harry is not Charles’s son, he looks exactly like Philip here!"
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Another said: "I thought it was Harry."
While a third added: "This is the first time that I saw Prince Harry looks like his grandfather."
Since then, several snaps have re-emerged of the pair, showing their likeness in adolescence and adulthood.
Prince Harry and his grandfather shared a close bond due to their joint love with the military but his relationship with Prince Philip reportedly came under strain over the past year.
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His wife Meghan Markle is also reported to have had a good relationship with Philip.
Meghan will not be in attendance at Philip’s funeral as she has not been permitted to fly due to the fact she is heavily pregnant.
Harry’s attendance at the funeral will mark the first time the Duke of Sussex has seen his family in over a year.
It will also be the first time he has seen them since Meghan and Harry’s bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, in which Meghan claimed a senior member of the Royal Family asked what colour Archie Mountbatten-Windsor’s skin colour would be.
The Duke also said Charles and Willis are trapped within the Firm, and said that his father cut him off financially.
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