Queen Elizabeth lookalike Jeannette Charles dies at same age as the Queen at 96

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Jeannette Charles died aged 96 Actress Jeannette Charles, best known for her work in Austin Powers and Naked Gun, has died aged 96. The star died at her care home in Great Beddow, Essex on Sunday, June 2, surrounded by loved ones. She rose to fame after her uncanny resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II — who also died at the age of 96 — was spotted in 1971. ‘Mum was a real character and a force of nature,’ her daughter Carol Christophi said in a moving tribute. ‘She had an amazing life.

Charles’ portrait was displayed at the Royal Academy in London and spectators assumed it was of the monarch instead. The artwork was even disqualified as it supposedly broke rules around artists needing real-life subjects in person. When Charles, born October 15, 1927, revealed herself she made headlines across the country. The late star was inundated with film offers and studied the Queen’s mannerisms and voice in order to perfect her lookalike role.

 

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