Well it worked for Di: Kate Middleton takes style inspiration from Prince William's late mother

By Daily Mail Reporter

Something borrowed, something blue: They both look fabulously slinky in shimmering blue cocktail dresses


Prince William may not have noticed yet (if not, we apologise for bringing it to your attention, Your Royal Highness) but his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton seems to have a rather familiar fashion role model: William's late mother, Diana, The Princess of Wales. And it's not just a penchant for long blue frocks that Ms Middleton seems to share with Diana, either. We compare their outfits here.


Hat's off: Kate’s Cossack hat, right, is certainly an improvement on Diana’s enormous fruit cake affair


Fascinator-ing: The featherhead look is one that does neither any favours


Ski bunnies: Smple sunglasses win every time over pastel-coloured rope as a method of keeping the hair from one’s face while skiing


Beret nice: Kate’s jaunty Frank Spencer angles lose out to Diana’s sophistication


Daytime chic: It’s a close-run thing on the white jeans and blazer combo, but Diana’s natty handbag wins out over Kate’s tatty plastic bag


Tally ho! The ladies’ identical shooting outfits lose out to Charles’s magnificent plus fours


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