Amy Hoggart is a British stand-up comedian and actress, best known for starring in Almost Royal, a new faux-reality show on BBC America. She portrays a low-ranking heir to the British throne, Poppy Carlton. Hoggart attended Cambridge University and was a member of the Footlights, whilst reading English.
Hoggart is the daughter of the late English journalist and broadcaster, Simon Hoggart. She has a brother named Richard, after their grandfather Richard Hoggart, academic of British working class culture. Her uncle Paul Hoggart is a TV critic. Amy was born in Washington, D.C.