Kate Middleton is pretty, but, unfortunately, doesn’t have the sparkle or flair that Diana had. You can walk through any college campus and see a million Kate Middletons. Diana had that special quality (charisma?) that captured people and it didn’t hurt that she was tall, blonde, and knew how to wear evening gowns and diamonds. Charles, the idiot, didn’t know how good she made him look when they were together. I followed Diana for years, but don’t think I will be following Kate as closely. Her hair and clothes, from what I’ve seen so far, are quite forgettable. Even her engagement ring was a disappointment, not very original. I don’t think William has to worry, like Charles did, that his wife is going to upstage him and get all of the attention. Between the two of them he has more charisma.
Isn’t that Diana’s ring?
You are right. Kate Middleton does not have the regal bearing which Diana had.
She does look like she would be a lot more fun to be around tho.
That impression could easily be wrong as I haven’t seen her very much.
I think because William and Kate have been an item for so many years already they may have a comfortable relationship and there is not the competition that came as a result of Charles’s insecurity. He was a hopeless mess from the git go in that area. I think at the start Princess Diana’s wardrobe was unforgettable too..it was dowdy for a young woman just in her early 20s until she came into her own sense of fashion. I agree she could carry off a gunny sack with style..she had that certain something and as you say, Charles was an idiot not to realize how good she made him look. He was just too self conscious and full of himself.
I don’t think Kate’s engagement ring is a disappointment. It is a beautiful ring and it means so much to William and rather than Charles selecting it and presenting it to Diana all those years ago, she chose it from a tray full of dazzling rings...It is an heirloom and something precious to William and as he said, it is a way to keep him mother’s memory alive and present in this happy time for him. And if Kate had an objection to wearing that famous ring I think she would have said something. And as an aside, I think it is terrific that every time that Camilla should be in the presence of Kate and William it is a reminder that Diana is very much in the picture with William and that it will serve to rather keep the old wretch in her place.