Celebrity spoof artist Alison Jackson says lookalikes of the royal men are “hard” to come by

Artist Alison Jackson – famous for her “lookalike” photos – is grappling with a problem.

Tomorrow she will launch her new exhibition The Crown with the theme of the coronation in London with a ‘King Charles’ and ‘Queen Camilla’ who will travel in a carriage through the Mall as a publicity stunt.

In an ideal world, she’d happily dismiss a Prince Harry as a piece of mischief.

“The problem I have is that my Charles won’t ride in a carriage with my Prince Harry. He identifies with the real King Charles and he doesn’t want to do it – and I don’t want to upset him right now,” she sighs.

And that’s not the only problem for Jackson, who turns out to be quite a perfectionist.

“We have a hair problem with Harry. The Harry I’m using has more hair, and it’s the wrong shade of red. I got him to dye it and asked him to shave it off the top and back, but that didn’t go down well. He told me to stop.’

She adds, “The beautiful women are quite easy, but it’s very hard for King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry, I always watch them.”

‘I’m desperate for them. I recently found a Prince Harry on the street – that’s the best way to do it. You have to watch your eyes.

“Sometimes people don’t want to admit they look like someone or they may not want to bother contacting an agency, but they can make very good money.

“Years ago, when David Beckham was at his peak, his lookalike told me he was making £250,000 a year doing it.

“It’s very, very difficult for Charles. I work with a good impersonator, but what you want are people who are an identikit.

“I had a dozen or so for the Queen and I ended up working more with one in particular over the years.

“The problem is that most people are only good from one angle, but you can’t always shoot at people from the side.”

Lookalikes of Prince Harry and Prince William fight in this photo taken by the artist

Another shows ‘Camilla’ sitting on a throne as she is surrounded by a crown and holding a potion and a cigarette

Royal sister-in-law ‘Kate and Meghan’ brawl in this photo, which shows two lookalikes fighting

Camilla is the subject of many of her photos, often with a cigarette or drink on the go. A particularly cheeky image shows her and King Charles on the palace balcony, with Camilla wearing only knickers and stockings below the waist

The Queen’s death was a moment of sorrow for Jackson, as the monarch was her greatest subject, and she admired her on a personal level as well.

“She was brilliant, and that last image of her meeting Liz Truss, when she was clearly very unwell – that sense of duty and work ethic is the most incredible example,” she said. “When she died I thought, God, I have to celebrate the royal family as they are today.

‘I suppose I’ve been working on projects related to the Royal Family all my working life.

“The Queen was great because she was such a mystery and you always wondered what she was really like, while Charles speaks a lot more and you know where he stands.”

She adds, “I love Camilla, she’s candid, feisty and fun and she’s a party girl who likes to smoke and drink. It’s fun to portray a sexy older woman.”

A lookalike who wants to look like Camilla is sitting on a chair in her undergarments drinking a glass of sparkling wine

A Camilla lookalike drinks from a glass while trying on a glamorous dress in this photo

A pair of lookalikes who want to look like the Prince and Princess of Wales posed with Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir Spare in a campaign to promote Birds Eye Green Cuisine (pictured)

Other photos by Alison show lookalikes of Kate and William responding to Harry’s memoir

Camilla is the subject of many of her photos, often with a cigarette or drink on the go. One particularly sassy image shows her and King Charles on the balcony of the palace, with Camilla wearing only knickers and stockings below the waist.

In this era of deep fakes and AI, Jackson’s art may have gone mainstream. The point she always tries to make is that you can’t trust what you see because everything is filtered.

She says, “People are afraid to do something they don’t think they should be doing, but I’m a disruptor – I think that’s the best way not to be passive.

“Each image always has an element of interpretation – it can be cropped, the context can be different.. The truth can be completely distorted by an image.”

And she has one last plea. “I’m looking for a Rishi Sunak – tell people to find me on Instagram.”

The Crown exhibition is free to visit at the Grove Gallery, Fitzrovia and runs from April 28 to May 27.