The eight-year-old has a close connection with an older female royal, and has shown their friendship at two family celebrations. Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Princess Charlotte has developed a special bond with another member of the Royal Family, despite a 27-year age gap. Charlotte is very close with her siblings Prince Louis and Prince George, as well as her parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton .

But she has also nurtured an unlikely friendship with Princess Beatrice, 35, who is her father’s cousin. According to body language expert Judi James, the duo’s close bond has been highlighted at numerous royal events, including Princess Eugenie's own wedding in 2018. As we previously reported, when Eugenie tied the knot with Jack Brooksbank, Charlotte looked up at her fondly in a touching moment that was caught on camera.

Ms James told Express.co.uk : "The pose where little Princess Charlotte gazed up at her ‘auntie Beatrice’ at Eugenie’s wedding showed Beatrice could well be Charlotte’s favourite royal friend.

" She added that the young royal even showed her love for Beatrice from afar during a memorial service for Prince Philip. She explained: "There was an even more touching moment between the two at Philip’s memorial service. "Beatrice was overcom.