PLAYING the glamorous Kate Middleton would be any actress’ dream job.
Well that fantasy became a reality for Meg Bellamy after she landed the role of playing the Princess of Wales as a student.
Born in October 9, 2002, Meg Bellamy stars in the sixth series of Netflix hit The Crown .
She was born in Leeds and her family moved to Berkshire when she was five.
Due to her similarity in looks and acting ability, she plays Kate Middleton in the last even series of the show.
She stars alongside actor Ed McVey, who plays Prince William.
Meg grew up in Wokingham, just a few miles from Kate in Royal Berkshire.
It has been reported that since landing The Crown gig, the actress has signed a promotional deal with luxury French brand Dior.
However, this is in stark contrast to her previous job, which involved her wearing a brick costume.
Speaking to The Telegraph she revealed: “I had left school and I was working at Legoland, which was the best job ever.
“I didn’t have an agent at the time so I was just doing everything I could on my own, self-submitting for student films and shorts.”
Meg then talked about how she got the job for The Crown.
“In April last year the opportunity in The Crown popped up on my Twitter, and at the same time my neighbour sent it to me and told me that I should go for it,” she said.
“She’d just seen it and she thought I looked like Kate.”
The Crown is Meg’s debut professional role.
Her only other acting credit is for a short film called The Prince of Savile Row, which was released in 2021.
In The Crown she joins Imelda Staunton as the late Queen and Dominic West as the then Prince Charles.
The much-loved drama’s last series shows William meeting Kate at St Andrews University, where they lived in the same halls of residence.
During The Crown’s audition process, Meg said she carefully studied Kate as a student to figure out how the future Princess had applied her make-up.
Speaking again to The Telegraph, she said: “With every audition, I just watched and watched [Kate].
“Reading about her and listening to her was so important both before and during.’
Meg’s drama teacher, Claire Louise Rosser, also said: “Her actual sensibility is so similar. I think Kate comes across as a genuine, beautiful person.
“She is statuesque, beautiful and seems humble. Meg is similar and ridiculously humble. She was very popular, the type of student you had to encourage to come forward.”
