In celebration of King Charles III’s coronation next month, a nationwide competition has been launched to find the UK’s best royal lookalike, with a £2,000 cash prize up for grabs.

The pub chain Hungry Horse is asking Royal Family doppelgangers to submit a photo of themselves online to be in with a chance of winning the cash prize.

In a statement, the pub chain said: "The competition winner will also become Hungry Horse royalty, with nationwide research revealing six in ten (60%) UK adults would like to experience the life of a royal for the day if they had the chance.

"As well as receiving the cash, winners will become the face of the family pub chain’s online coronation campaign, seeing their face displayed on its website and social media channels throughout May."

Bournemouth Echo: King Charles will have his coronation in MayKing Charles will have his coronation in May (Image: PA)

How do you enter the competition?

To enter the competition, all lookalikes have to do is post a picture of themselves on Instagram alongside the hashtag #Lookkinglikeawinner and tag @HungryHorsePubsUK.

Full terms and conditions can be seen on the Hungry Horse website here.

The lookalike competition winner will be selected by an independent expert and contacted within two days of the competition ending on Monday, April 17.

Sarah Williams, Senior Marketing Manager for Hungry Horse, said: “The coronation will be a nationwide celebration, and we want to mark the momentous occasion by uncovering the UK’s ultimate royal lookalike. 

“Whether you’re a dead ringer for the King, the spitting image of Camilla, or a doppelganger for any of the other royals, we want to hear from you and can’t wait to see the likeness of our customers come to life!

“And that’s not all, we’ll be marking the momentous occasion with a host of other instant win prizes available in our pubs nationwide for customers, whether you look like a royal or not.”