Meghan and Harry, is that you? Best lookalikes line up ahead of royal wedding
MEGHAN Markle and Prince Harry lookalikes have lined up ahead of the royal wedding with 3,000 doppelgängers dressing up as the bride and groom.
Competition to find best Harry and Meghan lookalikes
A contest, run by European budget airline EasyJet, saw over 3,000 people enter into a lookalike competition to find Europe’s best Meghan and Harry lookalikes.
The UK's Rhys Whittock and Inmaculada Santisteban Serrano of Spain were crowned winners of the international lookalike contest. The pair won a year's worth of free Easyjet flights.
And a close second was Danni Burnett, from the UK alongside Carlos Lamothe Blazquez from Spain.
In order to bag their first prize, contestants were required to impress a panel of judges with their regal wave, romantic wedding proposal and bridal bouquet throw.
The competing couples were rigorously judged on resemblance, proposal speeches and overall regal demeanour.
Competing couples flew into London from all over Europe for the final round of judging.
Duncan Larcombe, former royal editor of The Sun and author of Prince Harry: Inside the Story joined Susan Scott of Susan Scott’s Lookalikes and Prince William lookalike Simon Watkinson on the panel.
The contest also received some rather quirky entrants - including a ginger kitten, a pygmy goat and a dog.
Property developer Rhys Whittock, 34, who won the lookalike contest, said: “My family and friends have often said I looked like the young prince, but I certainly didn’t think I’d be crowned the winner.”
His partner, teacher Inmaculada Santisteban Serrano, 34, from Spain, said: “To be compared to the bride-to-be is a real honour and I’m flattered that I have been voted as the best double for one of the most famous women in the world.”
Head judge, Duncan Larcombe, who crowned the winning pair said: “I was bowled over by the calibre of the finalists and think that they all possessed traits associated to the famous royal duo. It takes certain qualities to be recognised as the pair, and our winning couple embodied the bride and grooms’ characteristics flawlessly.”
All finalists were flown to London to take part in the final stage of the competition and were all awarded the ‘Royal easyJet experience’.
The lucky entrants were treated to return flights, accommodation, food and transportation during their stay.
The competing couples were also given a Buckingham Palace tour and Madame Tussauds tickets.