The exact brands here are a bit different. Diana is visiting Sandringham Church while wearing a Moschino suit. Meanwhile, Kate is visiting Sweden while wearing a houndstooth coat from Catherine Walker.

However, we cannot deny the similarities in color and overall energy. These shades of red help bring out the most in each woman’s smile. And the patterns suit their mutual lifestyle: each is a study in motion, which is perfect for a woman on the go.

This look kicks off a real trend with Kate Middleton. While her fashion is often an homage to Diana, she’s not afraid to experiment and really make the look her own.The exact brands here are a bit different. Diana is visiting Sandringham Church while wearing a Moschino suit. Meanwhile, Kate is visiting Sweden while wearing a houndstooth coat from Catherine Walker.

However, we cannot deny the similarities in color and overall energy. These shades of red help bring out the most in each woman’s smile. And the patterns suit their mutual lifestyle: each is a study in motion, which is perfect for a woman on the go.

This look kicks off a real trend with Kate Middleton. While her fashion is often an homage to Diana, she’s not afraid to experiment and really make the look her own.

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Not every royal occasion is one for celebration. Some events are a bit more serious, and they call for a correspondingly serious wardrobe.

Here, we can see both women attending the Remembrance Sunday Service. Diana is attending in 1991, and Kate is attending in 2016.

It seems pretty obvious that Kate’s Diane Von Furstenberg coat, complete with hat and a splash of red, is honoring Diana’s earlier look. She is showing that even as she mourns fallen soldiers, she can mourn the death of Diana as well.

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Given a choice, both ladies seem to prefer dressing in lighter, airier colors. And it doesn’t get lighter than wearing white.

Diana donned this regal Catherine Walker dress when visiting the Isle of Wight in 1985. Later, Kate wore this Alexander McQueen dress to Princess Charlotte’s christening event in 2015.

Despite the difference in brands, we can see that Kate’s combo of dress and headgear is a tasteful callback to Diana’s impeccable fashion sense.

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This combo of red coat, black dress, and black hat is arguably one of Diana’s most iconic looks. She wore this awesome ensemble to Sandringham on Christmas way back in 1993.

Later, Kate proved you don’t have to wait for the holidays to rock such an iconic appearance. She wore a very similar coat/dress/hat combo to The Royal Academy’s Sovereign Parade in 2006.

With these sudden homages, Kate has proven there is never a bad time to channel Diana’s stellar fashion sense.

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In some ways, the biggest fashion challenge comes when traveling abroad. It can be difficult to balance cultural expectations of how to dress while still looking like a style icon.

However, both women are up to the challenge. We can see Diana wearing this respectful look to Pakistan’s Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in 1996. And Kate is wearing something quite similar to Malaysia’s Assyakirin Mosque in 2012.

Both women have proven that they can be cultural ambassadors to the world without losing their fashion cards.

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By now, you should know that both ladies really love Catherine Walker clothing. Diana is wearing that here for her Royal Tour of Italy back in 1985. Meanwhile, Kate is sporting an Emilia Wickstead to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party in 2012.

And Kate is doing a pitch-perfect job of “modernizing” one of Diana’s iconic looks. She kept the pink dress and rakish hat, but the simple lines and elegant sleeves give her a very streamlined look.

One thing is for sure, though: each lady is quite pretty in pink.

One of the biggest similarities between Diana and Kate is their love of sporting events. Here, we see Diana attending the Royal Ascot race in 1988 and Kate attending Wimbledon in 2017.

We have to hand it to both ladies: spots are difficult to pull off, especially if you want to avoid any 101 Dalmatians jokes. But each of them makes the look work, and the spots positively command your attention even in the biggest crowd.

Interestingly, Diana opted for the hat and Kate did not. Nonetheless, Kate Middleton has made wearing cute matching hats one of her trademarks!