From floral dresses to structured blazers, Kate Middleton’s royal style often pays tribute to Princess Diana 🌹 Which look wins your vote?

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From floral dresses to structured blazers, Kate Middleton’s royal style often pays tribute to Princess Diana 🌹 Which look wins your vote?

2025/08/14 Report

Right from the beginning, Kate wore a royal blue Issa gown for her engagement announcement that mirrored the blue dress worn by Princess Diana for her own engagement announcement. More than that, Kate has also fostered a royal love affair with designer Catherine Walker, a close friend of Princess Diana, who designed over 1,000 of her outfits.

Both were right at home on a red carpet as well. The example that lingers in the mind is the outfit Kate chose for the premiere of No Time To Die – the latest film in the James Bond franchise – where she solidified her reputation as the Duchess of Dazzle, wearing an incredible gold sequinned cape dress by one of her favourite designers, Jenny Packham.

Kate Middleton in gold sequinned Jenny Packham ©Getty

Many were quick to point out that the dress looked a bit familiar...And indeed, at the July 1985 premiere of James Bond film A View To A Kill, Princess Diana wore a stunning gold lamé gown by Bruce Oldfield, very similar to the one worn by her daughter-in-law three decades later.

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