Duchess Kate appears to have paid tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana. Participate in Trooping the Color 2026.
Kate, 44, wore a pastel blue Catherine Walker dress with white piping along the trim, which she coordinated with her statement Philip Treacy hat, reminding royal watchers of Princess Diana’s similar ensemble for a public appearance in 1992.
Princess Diana visited the Derry War Cemetery in Delhi, India, in February 1992, where she wore a blue and white suit designed by Walker and a blue Philip Somerville hat. Princess Diana’s blue jacket was similar to Duchess Kate’s dress in Trooping the Color, with white piping on the collar.
The People’s Princess died in a fatal traffic accident in Paris in August 1997 at the age of 36. Princess Diana has two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, with her ex-husband Charles III.
William, 43, married Kate in 2011 after dating for several years. The couple eventually welcomed Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 7, all of whom attended Saturday’s Trooping the Color parade and military flypast in coordinating blue or white ensembles.
Although neither Duchess Kate nor her children had met Princess Diana before her untimely death, the Prince of Wales kept her memory alive.
Princess Diana in 1992.
Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images“I’ve taken some guidance from what my mother has done,” William said. His documentary “We Can End Homelessness” “When I was little, my mother started talking about homelessness, which is the same thing I talk to kids about at school run now.”
At the time, William recalled how Princess Diana would often take him and his brother Harry, 41, to local evacuation centers to lend a hand.
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“When you’re young, you’re very curious and want to figure out what’s going on,” William added in the document. “You just ask questions like, ‘So why are they sitting there?'” And my mom told me a little bit about why they were there. It definitely had a really big impact. ”
Almost two years later, Prince William honored Princess Diana on Mother’s Day in the UK.
“I think about my mother today and every day,” he said. wrote via social media In March, with a rare family photo. “Thinking of everyone who is remembering a loved one today. Happy Mother’s Day.”
As for Kate, she often pays homage to Princess Diana’s memory fashion-wise. She is wearing the same sapphire engagement ring that Prince Charles, 77, gave Princess Diana before her royal wedding.
