Viewers baffled after noticing star of Lidl's Christmas advert bears a striking resemblance to a UK royal
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As festive cheer begins to spread across the nation, viewers are eagerly gathering around the TV to watch the Christmas adverts from the UK's favourite retailers - but some people watching the Lidl offering have been left baffled by the uncanny likeness one character bears to a UK royal.
![[Lidl Lookalike! Royal fans have compared Lidl's star actor Ríona Gallagher, ten, to Princess Charlotte, nine]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/07/21/91812577-14045547-Princess_Charlotte_nine_is_the_second_child_and_only_daughter_of-m-17_1731014240008.jpg)
One of the adorable children in the advert has been compared to nine-year-old Princess Charlotte after viewers noticed her resemblance to the daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The budget supermarket's ad was directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, who already has a regal connection having directed 2010's The King's Speech. It follows the heartwarming tale of a little girl called Emma.
![[Ríona is from Country Antrim in Northern Ireland and has been acting since she was seven]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/07/21/91810949-14045547-R_ona_is_from_Country_Antrim_in_Northern_Ireland_and_has_been_ac-m-1_1731015006944.jpg)
In the film, titled A Magical Christmas, Emma helps an old lady collect her groceries after they spill all over a snow-laden sidewalk. The lady rewards her simple act of kindness by giving Emma a pair of magical bells with the power to make her siblings' wishes - from sweet treats to stuffed toys - come true.
![[In a strange coincidence, Ríona's name is derived from the Gaelic word rona, meaning queen]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/07/21/91822237-14045547-image-a-21_1731014397524.jpg)
But, in the true spirit of Christmas, the heroine of Lidl's ad makes a wish to send one of her own presents - a warm beanie - to the young boy she'd noticed earlier in the day. Lidl released its Christmas advert last week. Directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, it follows the story of a little girl called Emma making a wish to share her presents with another child.
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