{"id":459216,"date":"2026-05-21T00:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/459216\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:10:10","slug":"princess-kate-is-being-set-up-as-the-next-princess-diana-whether-she-wants-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/459216\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Kate Is Being Set Up as the Next Princess Diana, Whether She Wants It or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

Princess Kate<\/a>\u2018s first overseas trip since her cancer battle<\/a> ended with one name on everyone\u2019s lips \u2014 Princess Diana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teachers wiped away tears. Children rushed toward Kate for hugs. Crowds leaned from windows just to catch a glimpse as she moved through the streets of Reggio Emilia, Italy.<\/p>\n

Now a report published in People<\/a> on Wednesday, May 20 sheds light on just how deep those Diana comparisons ran \u2014 and why royal insiders say the parallel is impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n

One local reporter summed up how the whole crowd felt.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is like Diana was,\u201d Paulo Rosato told the outlet. \u201cHere in Italy, we need a good story \u2014 a good representation of family.\u201d<\/p>\n

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James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

The report sheds light on how the Diana comparisons<\/a> followed the Princess of Wales everywhere. Royal insiders say it was far from a coincidence.<\/p>\n

At one preschool, Kate crouched beside children in the outdoors, handled newts from a pond, and sculpted tree roots from clay alongside students.<\/p>\n

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Gavin Kent \/ Mirrorpix\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/p>\n

The report also stated that Kate wore a bracelet engraved with the initials of Prince George<\/a>, 12, Princess Charlotte<\/a>, 11, and Prince Louis<\/a>, 8. She told locals she had spent the night before on the phone with her children, sharing stories from her first day.<\/p>\n

Diana, who tragically died in a car crash in 1997, connected with people the same way \u2014 a fact that the palace is fully aware of, insiders stressed to the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no denying that everyone concerned has been missing the princess\u2019s star quality. She is a huge draw wherever she goes,\u201d royal author Russell Myers told People.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatherine is undoubtedly a central force in the monarchy\u2019s popularity and ability to achieve its goals and move forward. There is no better time for her to return.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ailsa Anderson, Queen Elizabeth<\/a>\u2018s former press secretary, agreed.<\/p>\n

\"Princess<\/p>\n

ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is our future Queen,\u201d Anderson told People. \u201cAs Queen Elizabeth used to say, you have to be seen to be believed. She is glamorous, she is beautiful. She is warm and approachable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The warmth masks real pressure. King Charles<\/a>, 77, continues cancer treatment. The royal family<\/a> is still navigating ex-Prince Andrew<\/a>\u2018s connections to Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> \u2014 though he\u2019s repeatedly denied any wrongdoing \u2014 and the ongoing rift with Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will always be a throbbing wound in the background,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n

Royal author Catherine Mayer was blunt about what is at stake.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrincess Anne and the other senior working royals are all stretched thin \u2014 and none of them are young,\u201d Mayer told People. \u201cWilliam and Catherine carry the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Kate has avoided comparisons with her beloved mother-in-law, as Rob Shuter reported in his Naughty But Nice<\/a> Substack on May 4.<\/p>\n

\"Princess<\/p>\n

ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

Anna Wintour<\/a> made a direct and aggressive effort to secure Kate as her marquee guest for this year\u2019s Met Gala, sources told Shuter.<\/p>\n

An insider told the outlet that landing the mother of three, 44, had become something of an \u201cobsession\u201d for Wintour. \u201cKate is the one celebrity Anna wants and cannot get,\u201d the insider noted.<\/p>\n

But Kate knew that attending meant walking the same steps Diana once took.<\/a> Shuter reported, and \u201csaw the entire proposition as too calculated, too obvious, and far too loaded.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story Princess Kate Is Being Set Up as the Next Princess Diana, Whether She Wants It or Not<\/a> first appeared on Star<\/a>. Add Star as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Princess Kate\u2018s first overseas trip since her cancer battle ended with one name on everyone\u2019s lips \u2014 Princess…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,11261,7651,17271],"class_list":["post-459216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-princess-charlotte","tag-princess-diana","tag-princess-kate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}