Since Charles ascended the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, William has resumed his former title. Therefore, like Diana a few years ago, Kate Middleton is the new Princess of Wales.
Even though she became the wife of Charles, Camilla always refused to wear the title of Princess of Wales. As a result, it is to Kate Middleton that this distinction once carried by her late mother-in-law, Diana.
During an interview, Prince William had already mentioned this subject, even making a comparison between the two women in his life. We tell you more.
What does Kate Middleton think of Princess Diana?
On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana died following a terrible car accident. Despite the passing years, Lady Di has always remained in the hearts of many people, including, of course, her family.
By becoming the wife of Prince William, Kate is notably very often compared to the princess of hearts. A source from Vanity Fair revealed that at the start of her relationship with the son of King Charles, Kate was regularly told to behave like Lady Di.
Royal expert, Katie Nicholl even claimed that members of the royal family had «advised» Prince George’s mother «to watch footage of Princess Diana getting in and out of her car so she could learn how to manage the paparazzi”. Advice that the new Princess of Wales apparently found “scary”.
However, this method seemed to work, since at each of her outings, the wife of Prince William always knew how to behave. She always got out of her car “with grace” and a smile on her face, while walking with class on the sidewalk “lined with paparazzi”.
The editor of Majesty magazine, Ingrid Seward, thinks that if she were still alive, Diana would have adored her daughter-in-law enormously. For good reason, Kate Middleton is, according to Ingrid, “magnificent” and “does everything correctly”.
Princess Diana also reportedly acknowledged that Prince George’s mother is «good» for William, who Ingrid Seward says is «emotional and difficult».
William thinks Kate can’t be like her mother
For information, Prince William and Kate Middleton first dated for a long time before getting married. The couple got engaged in 2010 and for this occasion, they did an interview together with journalist Tom Bradby.
When the latter asked Kate what she thinks of Prince William’s mother, who is «a massive iconic figure», the Princess of Wales replied that she would have loved to meet her mother-in-law.
For Princess Charlotte’s mother, Diana is an «inspiring» woman just like the other members of the royal clan.
In turn, King Charles’ eldest son spoke up and said no one can replace his mum, not even his wife, Kate. What Princess Diana had achieved in her lifetime, according to her son, was «fantastic» and no one could take her place.
«It’s about creating your own future and your own destiny and Kate will do a very good job of that,» he added.
And this is in particular what Kate Middleton wishes to achieve by being the new Princess of Wales. Succeeding her late mother-in-law, who once bore this title, Prince William’s wife wants to «create her own path» according to a source.
The latter specifies, however, that Kate appreciates the fact that she is “associated” with Diana thanks to this title. Only here, the beautiful brunette wants to lead her own way.
“Diana will never be forgotten. But I’m sure she will carry on the legacy. And she will be a wonderful tribute to Diana.” said a certain Keith Lowing.
«The Prince and Princess of Wales will approach their role in the same modest and humble way they have approached their work before,»a close source said.According to the latter, the two lovebirds “are also focused on deepening the trust and respect of the people of Wales”.
Kate wears Princess Diana’s jewelry
Princess Diana’s look is one of the details that set her apart from other women. The former companion of King Charles had a lot of jewelry and after her death, these assets were passed on to her daughters-in-law, according to her will.
Indeed, before dying, Lady Di had written “a letter of wishes” in which she said:
“I would like you to give all my jewels to my sons, so that their wives can, when the time comes, have them. I leave the exact distribution of jewelry to your discretion.”
Thus, to pay tribute to her late mother-in-law, Kate Middleton still wears Diana’s famous jewelry whenever she has the opportunity. We had, for example, seen the mother of Georges wearing the engagement ring of Lady Di on several occasions. Prince William had given her this ring when he asked for her hand in Kenya.
Kate Middleton has also previously worn the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara that Queen Elizabeth gave Princess Diana as a wedding gift. In total, Kate Middleton had inherited six jewels from her late mother-in-law following her union with Prince William.
Queen Elizabeth II has also lent her almost 10 jewels since she became part of the royal clan. Kate Middleton therefore has a collection of Diana and Queen jewelry at home worth up to more than 100 million dollars.
The most expensive is the Nizam of Hyderabad necklace, which belonged to Prince Harry’s late grandmother. This jewel is worth between 80 and 120 million dollars and would even be one of the most expensive jewels in the entire collection of the royal family.
