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17 Times Duchess Catherine Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

How Kate honours her late mother-in-law through her fashion choices

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

For day two of the royal tour of Sweden, Kate Middleton wore a red Catherine Walker houndstooth coat dress, similar to a red Moschino houndstooth suit Princess Diana wore during a royal tour of Canada in 1991.

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Princess Diana wearing the Lover’s Knot tiara at an Embassy Dinner in Washington, DC in 1991 and Kate, wearing the exact same tiara for the annual Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace.

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Remembrance Sunday Service and Kate, wearing black Diane Von Furstenberg in 2016.Diana, wearing black at the 1991 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana, wearing royal blue to announce her engagement to Prince Charles in February 1981, and Kate, wearing royal blue Issa, announcing hers to Prince William in November 2010.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana, wearing a polka dots dress by Catherine Walker to present Prince William on the day after his birth in 1982; and Kate, also wearing a polka dot dress by Jenny Packham with Prince George on the day after his birth, 2013.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana in red and black at Sandringham on Christmas Day 1993; and Kate attending the Sovereign’s Parade at The Royal Military Academy in Berkshire in 2006.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana in a nautical inspired dress at Buckingham Palace in 1980 and Kate wearing Alexander McQueen during the Royal Tour of North America in July 2011.

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana wearing a pink Catherine Walker dress in Sicily during the Royal Tour of Italy in April 1985 and Kate wearing pink Emilia Wickstead at a garden party at Buckingham Palace in May 2012.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana in turquiose during the Royal Tour of Australia in October 1985 and Kate wearing turquiose Jenny Packham at Royal Albert Hall in May 2012.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana wearing a white peplum ensemble at the Royal Ascot in June 1986 and Kate looking similar in Singapore during the Diamond Jubilee Tour in September 2012.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana in hot pink at Westminster in June 1990 and Kate wearing Mulberry to visit the Stephen Lawrence Centre in London in March 2015.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana wearing a white and gold dress by the Emanuels at the German Embassy in London in 1986 and Kate wearing Alexnader McQueen in Kuala Lumpur during the Diamond Jubilee Tour in September 2012.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana in a green coat by the Emanuels while touring Venice with Charles in 1985 and Kate wearing Alexander McQueen for a visit to St Andrew’s School in November 2012.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana in an ivory dress with a sweetheart neckline in 1988 and Kate leaving for Clarence House for her wedding reception in April 2011.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana during a visit to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in Pakistan in 1996 and Kate visiting the Assyakirin Mosque in Malaysia in 2012.

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana wearing a polka dot dress by Victor Edelstein at the polo in 1987 and Kate also wearing polka dots for a visit to the Warner Bros. Studio in London in 2013.

 

Every Time Kate Middleton Dressed Just Like Princess Diana

Diana wearing a military inspired Catherine Walker dress for a passing out parade in Surrey in 1987 and Kate, wearing Alexander McQueen to visit Bletchley Park in 2014.

 

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