Kate Middleton's dress selections channel Princess Diana.
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Kate Middleton, the new Princess of Wales, sometimes dresses like her mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
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Bethan Holt, Fashion News and Features Director of The Daily Telegraph, tells PEOPLE, "We've seen dozens of situations where the reference is extremely intentional."
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Prince William recommended Diana's charity gown auction in 1997, stating that he "has always been cognizant of his mother as a style icon."
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"William and Kate may have felt it's nice for Kate to reference Diana as a fashion muse through her outfits," she says.
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Princess Diana loves polka dots. Kate channeled Diana's polka dot style during the Epsom Derby in 1986.
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Kate wore an angular hat and pearl drop earrings like her late mother-in-law.