Princess Diana Designer Says Princess Kate Takes One Fashion Tip “From the Late Queen’s Book”

At the romantic wedding of Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling this past June 6th, the world once again held its breath at the fairytale-like emergence of Princess Kate. Appearing in a noble, dark cream Roland Mouret dress featuring an elegant collar and a beautifully twirly skirt, Kate looked like a canvas sculpted from sheer elegance. The flawless harmony stretching from her Jane Taylor boater hat down to her matching high-heeled pumps created not just a beautiful silhouette, but deeply moved the hearts of beauty lovers everywhere.

Recently, Amanda Wakely—the legendary fashion designer who once collaborated with and profoundly understood the stylistic mind of the late Princess Diana—stepped forward to decode this subtle “fashion cryptogram.” She affirmed that Kate has taken an invaluable tip straight from the late Queen Elizabeth II’s style playbook to weave what she calls a truly “timeless look.”

Appearing on the Daily Mail’s “Palace Confidential” show, Amanda Wakely could not hide her admiration for the Princess of Wales’s proudly curated monochromatic ensembles:

“So her hat matches the dress, matches her shoes. Often her bag too, which I think is a tip she took from the late Queen’s book.”

Memories of the beloved late Queen instantly flooded back into the public consciousness. Who could ever forget the monarch during the later decades of her historic reign, confidently donning a rainbow of colorful coats paired flawlessly with a matching hat in the exact same hue? However, while the late Queen typically chose traditional decorum by pairing her bright coats with a black handbag and black shoes, Princess Kate breathes a bold, contemporary life into the formula: she aims for an absolute matching moment, a seamless stream of color from head to toe.

Designer Amanda Wakely emphasized that because the Princess of Wales “generally wears British fashion,” she is not merely dressing beautifully for herself; she has effectively become a proud “global brand ambassador” for the British fashion industry as a whole.

This passing of the style torch feels even more sacred and poignant today, as many of the late Queen’s most iconic garments—from her rainbow-hued dresses to her historic coronation gown—are currently on display in a blockbuster exhibition at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace. Amidst these historical reflections, Kate’s style operates as an invisible emotional thread linking a glorious past with a radiant present.

With absolute admiration, the legendary designer enthusiastically praised the mature and powerful evolution in Kate’s recent fashion silhouettes:

“I love the longer length clothes she’s embracing now. Her outfits always have such a beautiful silhouette.”

The silent vocabulary of royal fashion requires no spoken words; it is a quiet, continuous flow of sovereignty, reverence, and affection. And Princess Kate, equipped with a profound understanding of royal values and the sensitive heart of a modern style icon, is proving every single day that she is the flawless guardian of the crown’s greatest legacies.