Charlotte Dawson has joined a host of stars paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II who sadly passed away on Thursday aged 96. Charlotte, the daughter of the late Manchester comedian Les Dawson, is among the celebs lucky enough to have met the monarch who served 70 years on the throne.
Following the news of her death the 29-year-old reality star dug out a photo of herself taken during the sovereign's Golden Jubillee visit to Preston in 2002. The super-sweet snap shows Charlotte, with braided hair and wearing a smart blazer and tie, waiting to present Her Majesty with a bouquet of flowers.
Posting the photo taken for a newspaper on her Instagram mum-of-one Charlotte says she will be getting the original copy framed to show to her son Noah, who she welcomed in January 2021 with her fiance Matthew Sarsfield.
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"I have the proper picture in storage with all my dad’s memorabilia I need to dig it out as I need to frame it & tell Noah how wonderful her majesty Our Queen Elizabeth II was," she wrote.
"I feel so honoured & proud that I was able to give her flowers. I was so nervous and my mum tried to make me take my braid out my hair but I said 'no I think the queen will like it.' She was so lovely made me feel instantly calm… this is such a great loss to our country really won’t be the same."
Charlotte then added: "You're all saying I look like Noah on this" as the comments came pouring in about the uncanny likeness between her and Noah. Darby Ward exlaimed: "Awwww you look just like Noah!" shanleynoonan gasped: "It’s Noah with plaits!" And staceymchale83 said: "Gorgeous pic charl and Noah is the ringer of u on this."
sheras22 commented: "Beautiful memory to cherish, Noah is your spitting image." cazzamcguire said: "Image of your gorgeous Noah." And n3ssichat said: "Mini Noah."
bonnie_elz said: "Noahs twin!" leopardstef marvelled: "Aww so cutie! Ur so image of Noah! Wow." and rosemary_moran524 said: "Wee redhead just like Noah it's uncanny." Charlotte was just eight months old when her Collyhurst-born father passed away at the age of 62.
Charlotte also posted a black and white snap of Les meeting the Queen, saying: "What an amazing picture... my dad with our beautiful majesty the Queen Elizabeth ll. What a woman, such an incredible lady.. our country will not be the same without you back together with your prince & I know my dad will be making you giggle up there. What a sad day."
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