http://guestofaguest.com/why-dont-you/why-dont-you-channel-princess-diana/
http://dailymaxam.com/2010/11/23/prince-william-engaged-but-who-is-kate-middleton/
With the royal wedding almost under way, many media outlets have been comparing Kate and Diana. Monica Ali sums up the lives of these different "Princesses" and why the general public loves comparing them so much.
"And we want to feel that we've "learned the lessons" from Diana's life, and the way it turned into a tragedy. We want to know that Kate has learned them too, and commentators have approvingly noted that she keeps her mouth shut and her lawyer in the wings, apparently acting on the hindsight of Diana's legacy.
But, for all that we wouldn't wish Diana's difficulties on Kate, there is a part of us that longs for another Diana, and that is why her daughter-in-law to be faces the unending comparisons.
Diana was a fascinating, warm-hearted individual, who reached out to the public as no other royal before her. She was a gorgeous bundle of trouble who broke the mold, and in so doing, captured many millions of hearts around the globe. We'd never seen her like before and I doubt we ever will again. Comparisons, in the end, are futile. Kate is her own person, but Diana was one of a kind."
-Monica Ali comparing Kate Middleton to the late Princess Diana
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/14/uk.monica.ali.comment/index.html
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