Known for her effortless chic, Princess Diana sets a high standard of elegance for her successors in the royal family. The ornate 13-carat sapphire engagement ring is not the only thing the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Diana have in common. To mark the 25th anniversary of the Princess of Wales’s death, keep reading the Kate Middleton Middleton for 12 nods to her late mother-in-law and lessons from her fashion book.
1. A white wedding
When you enter Westminster Abbey You are a woman, and when you come out you are literally a princess.
2. Scout’s honor
The Duchess of Cambridge donned an embroidered cape and traditional Chitrali scout hat in northern Pakistan, as Princess Diana did on her own visit, bring out the Boy Scout in her. As the saying goes, when the royal family is together, so is Chitrali.
3. Mom’s the boss
First it was love, then marriage, then the public appearances of Prince George, Princess Charlott and the Prince Louis of Luxembourg.
4. See Red
Talk about a good post-ski game. Remember: red looks good on everyone. In addition, learn how to ski.
5. Creamy
Kate furs must have noticed that Diana wore a beige windbreaker on her first trip to Wales.
6. Report the mission
These military-inspired shapes are everything. We salute you!
7. Wearing Shalwar Kameez’s vision
During Princess Diana’s 1996 visit to Pakistan, she wore a shalwar kameez, a combination of skirt and baggy pants worn by women in Pakistani culture… Twenty-three years later, the Duchess of Catherine followed suit. … or should we say shalwar kameez.
8. hats
If there is something called the“Envy Hat,” we officially own it.
9. Black and white
If anyone can pull out polka dots like a boss, it’s royalty.
10. Green shoulder pads win
Kate Middleton clearly felt Diana’s green strapless gown.
11.Royal Blue
On this year’s Royal Tour of Scotland, Middleton wore a blue monochrome suit that reminded us of the one Princess Wales wore when she visited the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in 1992.
12. Mom’s words (again)
To introduce her third child to the world, the Duchess must pay tribute to the dashing outfit she wore to introduce her son Harrie.