12 Times Princess Kate Dressed Like Princess Diana

Apart from being women in royalty who carry themselves impeccably well, what else does The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and the late Princess Diana have in common? Great sartorial choices, of course. In honour of what would have been Diana's 53rd birthday, we take a look at the times—intentionally or not—Kate coordinated her outfits to her late mother-in-law.

Diana in Bruce Oldfield at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London in March 1985; Kate in Jenny Packham at the National Memorial Arboretum Appeal at St James's Palace in London in November 2011.

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Diana carries a young Prince Harry off a plane at Aberdeen airport in Scotland in 1985; Kate, William and Prince George board their flight from Australia on the final day of the Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand, 2014

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Diana visits Alice Springs during the Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1983; Kate arrives at Calgary Airport for the Royal Tour of North America in 2011.

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Diana and Charles present William on the day after his birth in 1982; Kate and William with Prince George on the day after his birth, 2013.

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Diana in Versace at a dinner at the Field Museum Of Natural History in Chicago in June 1996; Kate celebrates National Canada Day in an Issa dress during the Royal Tour of North America in July 2011.

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Diana and Charles at Ayers Rock in Australia in 1983; Kate and William at Ayers Rock in 2014.

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Diana wears Catherine Walker for a passing out parade in Surrey in 1987; Kate visits Bletchley Park wearing Alexander McQueen, 2014.

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Diana arrives at Birmingham Airport in Catherine Walker, 1984; Kate and Prince George arrive at Wellington Airport in New Zealand for the beginning of the Royal Tour of Australia and New Zealand, 2014.

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Diana and Charles announce their engagement in February 1981; Kate and William announce their engagement in November 2010.

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Diana at her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981; Kate at her wedding to Prince William in 2011.

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Diana wearing Catherine Walker in Sicily during the Royal Tour of Italy in April 1985; Kate in Emilia Wickstead at a garden party at Buckingham Palace in May 2012.

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Diana visits Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in Pakistan in 1996; Kate visits Assyakirin Mosque in Malaysia in 2012.

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