--- title: See the Royal Waxfigures Next to Their Real Life Counterparts description: See your favorite members of the royal family and their wax dummy duplicates canonical: https://time.com/3535223/royal-wax-figures-photos/ author: Mia Tramz article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-23T22:05:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:21.954Z og:title: Can You Tell the Difference Between a Royal and a Dummy? og:description: See your favorite members of the royal family and their wax dummy duplicates og:url: https://time.com/3535223/royal-wax-figures-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73fa94b86af6fcf3/69876287e20a87f4c6a82a64/royal-wax-figures-prince-harry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: Prince Harry wax figure og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Can You Tell the Difference Between a Royal and a Dummy? twitter:description: See your favorite members of the royal family and their wax dummy duplicates twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73fa94b86af6fcf3/69876287e20a87f4c6a82a64/royal-wax-figures-prince-harry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Can You Tell the Difference Between a Royal and a Dummy? > Sponsored content. 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RIght: Prince Harry visits The Royal Marines Tamar on Aug. 2, 2013 in Devonport, England. Left: A Madame Tussauds wax figure of Prince Harry at Madame Tussauds New York City on Oct. 23, 2014 in New York City. RIght: Prince Harry visits The Royal Marines Tamar on Aug. 2, 2013 in Devonport, England. Cindy Ord—Getty Images for Madame Tussauds New York; Samir Hussein—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Mia Tramz](https://time.com/author/mia-tramz/)  ## Mia Tramz Oct 23, 2014 10:05 PM UTC  Left: A Madame Tussauds wax figure of Prince Harry at Madame Tussauds New York City on Oct. 23, 2014 in New York City. RIght: Prince Harry visits The Royal Marines Tamar on Aug. 2, 2013 in Devonport, England. Cindy Ord—Getty Images for Madame Tussauds New York; Samir Hussein—WireImage/Getty Images  Left: A new wax figure of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at Madame Tussauds' wax museum in New York City on Oct. 23, 2014\. 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