Princess Kate's 'true feelings' about being compared to Princess Diana exposed
Princess Kate's 'true feelings' about being compared to Princess Diana exposed
Emmanuella Ngimbi & Ayaan AliSun, August 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM UTC
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Princess Kate maintained individuality throughout Royal life -Credit:Getty
Princess Catherine's public persona has been carefully crafted to distinguish her from the late Princess Diana. Royal expert Richard Kay suggests the future Queen of England "is not Diana, she doesn't want to be that sort of star, and I think on one level she's highly flattered by" the comparisons.
Richard appeared on the Channel 5 documentary, Kate: Our New Diana, which examined the similarities and differences between the two royals' lives and public duties.
In contrast to her mother-in-law, the program explored how Catherine "never sought the limelight, she fell in love with a Prince and therefore took on the role." She shared a several-year romance with Prince William prior to their wedding, allowing her to ease into life under public scrutiny, while Princess Diana and King Charles became engaged after just six months together.
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Richard stated, "Diana was an international star and still is. On the front page of magazines, she still sells magazines." Royal correspondent Simon Vigar added, "Diana was a remarkable member of the Royal Family, there's never been anyone quite like her, no one has replaced her in the fame gallery."
Princess Diana struggled with the brutal media attention -Credit:Getty
He continued: "Kate has acknowledged herself what a force for change Diana was, and I think William and Kate are trying to follow in his mother's footsteps and then take that change on and keep it going."
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Richard highlighted a significant contrast in how Catherine and Diana's romantic relationships with the Royals started, explaining, "With Diana, it was all too brief and an extremely formal experience ... she had to call Charles 'sir' when they were in public, and often there were other people present in the courting that they did."
Kate Middleton is married to Diana's son -Credit:Getty Images
Catherine introduced a significant shift to protect her family's privacy from photographers, who had relentlessly pursued Princess Diana and her young sons during their getaways.
Back then, the former Princess of Wales struck agreements with the press to exchange photo opportunities for uninterrupted private moments with her sons.
Catherine, by contrast, has managed to exercise far greater authority over the highly sought-after images of her children. The royal expert noted, "What Kate has done, which is very interesting, is use her skills as a photographer.
Diana was forced to make deals with photographers for private time -Credit:Getty
"She takes the pictures of the children, and I think that's fabulous," he added. In this way, the royal captures beautifully natural photographs of her family before sharing them on social media.
By publishing them online herself, she immediately diminishes the commercial value of any paparazzi shots. Richard observed, "They patrol their privacy very, very diligently."
"They offer up a glimpse of their home life from time to time, just enough to keep the public and media satisfied, but there are absolute boundaries."
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
