The Duchess of Edinburgh appears to have shown how close she is with Princess Charlotte and Prince George in a very subtle, yet different, way.

Duchess Sophie sported a friendship bracelet in Paris this week (Image: GETTY)

Eagle-eyed royal fans appear to have spotted the Duchess of Edinburgh’s sweet tribute to Princess Charlotte and Prince George.

Joining the cheering crowds at the Olympic Games in Paris this week, the 59-year-old was spotted wearing a friendship bracelet – something that the young royals have also been spotted with in recent weeks.

The royal, who travelled to Paris over the weekend, was present to celebrate Team GB’s major win in the women’s cycling team sprint on Monday.

Stunning royal fans in a gorgeous Erdem purple floral dress, the mother of two appeared to sport a gold bangle and a burgundy friendship bracelet on her left wrist.

This comes just weeks after Charlotte, 9, was spotted wearing some pastel-coloured friendship bracelets at Wimbledon, with the King also paying tribute to his young granddaughter by wearing a similar one during his visit to the Channel Islands.

Prince George was also spotted wearing a friendship bracelet in his official birthday picture last month.

It is thought that George, who celebrated his 11th birthday on July 22, and Charlotte gave their beloved grandfather the bracelet as a sweet homemade gift.

Queen Camilla was also recently spotted wearing her own friendship-style bracelet – one which was personalised with: ‘You’re a bright star’.

The idea of the Royal Family sporting friendship bracelets is likely based on a trend started by US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift – someone who Charlotte and George are huge fans of.

Princess Charlotte wore a friendship bracelet at Wimbledon last month (Image: GETTY)

Princess Charlotte and Prince George got to meet the singer at the first date of her Eras Tour in the UK back in June.

The young royals were treated to tickets to the show, which they attended with their father, Prince William.

With selfies of the singer and the royals posted on both Taylor and the Prince and Princess of Wales’s social media platforms, the family also got to meet Taylor’s boyfriend, NFL player Travis Kelce. Speaking recently on his podcast New Heights, Travis described Charlotte as a “superstar”.