As the wife of the future King of England, The Duchess of Cambridge is bound to draw comparisons between herself and her husband's late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Here, we're taking a look back at all the times Kate Middleton paid sartorial tribute to her late mother-in-law.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
1
Getty Images
Diana in St. Albans in 1988; Kate at The Royal Opera House in 2019.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
2
Getty Images
Diana during a visit to Leckhampton in Gloucestershire in 1984; Kate at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in 2019.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
3
Getty Images
Diana at Birmingham airport in 1984; Kate at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
4
Getty Images
Diana during a visit to Bedfordshire in 1983; Kate at RAF Akrotiri in 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
5
Shutterstock/Splash
Diana at the Remembrance Sunday Service in 1991; Kate in a Diane von Furstenberg coat at the same service in 2016.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
6
Getty Images
Diana in a polka dot dress and matching wide brim hat at the The Royal Ascot in 1988; Kate in a similar polka dress at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
7
Getty Images
Princess Diana photographed in a polka dot dress with a white collar in 1985; Kate Middleton posing for Prince Charles' 70th birthday portraits in a Prada polka dot dress in November 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
8
Getty Images
Princess Diana leaving St. Mary's Hospital with newborn Prince Harry in 1984 wearing a red collared dress and coat; Duchess Kate leaving the same hospital in 2018 with newborn son Prince Louis wearing a red dress with a white lace collar.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
9
Getty Images
Princess Diana attending a dinner at the British Embassy in 1985 wearing the "Lover's Knot tiara"; Kate Middleton wearing the same tiara for a state dinner in 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
10
Getty Images
Lady Di in a gray coatwith black detailing during a visit to Barnardo's Charity in 1984; Kate Middleton in a similar blazer while arriving to Coach Core Essex in 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
11
Getty Images
Princess Diana in a navy long-sleeve gown with a lace back to the 1985 premiere of Santa Claus: The Movie; Kate Middleton wearing a teal Jenny Packham dress with lace and button back detailing to a gala dinner at the Royal Albert Hall in 2012.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
12
Shutterstock / Getty
Princess Diana in a red houndstooth suit by Moschino during a royal visit to Canada in 1991; the Duchess of Cambridge in a red Catherine Walker houndstooth coat dress during a royal tour of Sweden in January 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
13
Getty Images
Princess Diana at her wedding rehearsal in July 1981; the Duchess of Cambridge at the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in August 2017.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
14
Getty Images
Diana visits Westminster in June 1990; Kate visits the Stephen Lawrence Centre in London in March 2015.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
15
Getty Images
Princess of Wales on a visit to Portsmouth in 1989 wearing a plaid coat; the Duchess of Cambridge arriving at a Christmas party at Kensington Palace in a festive long plaid skirt in 2018.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
16
Getty Images
Diana in the Cambridge Lovers' Knot tiara in Hong Kong in 1989; Kate in the same tiara at Buckingham Palace in December 2016.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
17
Getty Images
Diana wearing Catherine Walker at a dinner in Paris in November 1988; Kate in Erdem at the 100 Women In Hedge Funds Gala at the Victoria and Albert Museum in October 2015.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
18
Getty Images
Diana and Charles at Ayers Rock in Australia in 1983; Kate and William at Ayers Rock in 2014.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
19
Getty Images
Diana visits the Barnados Charity in November 1984; Kate in Manchester in December 2017.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
20
Getty Images
Diana skiing in Switzerland in February 1986; Kate also skiing in Switzerland in March 2005.