Kate Middleton snapped a picture of Princess Diana in a red houndstooth coat at a rugby match.

This is a royal iteration that makes us see twice as much.

Kate Middleton, 41, attended a friendly match with Prince William, 41, as they cheered on different teams. The Wales vs England Six Nations national rugby team match takes place in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday. And her hound tooth coat was reminiscent of Princess Diana.

The Princess of Wales wore a black turtleneck with a Catherine coat. Wearing the same red and white walker she wore during her pregnancy with Prince Louis in 2018, the Princess of Wales wore the Moschino suit jacket worn by her late mother-in-law in the early 1990s.

Princess Diana was dressed in a red and white houndstooth jacket with a black turtleneck and black and white pencil skirt to match Princess Eugenie’s baptism in 1977. In 1990, she wore the iconic dress again on a visit to Toronto in 1991.

And while the coat was a repeat for Middleton, Her new style with the addition of a turtleneck made it more similar to Diana’s, while in 2018 she wore a Catherine Walker sweater with burgundy heels. and holding a matching red-brown Chanel handbag .

Her updated look included a white Mulberry bag, black tights and a pair of black suede Aquatalia boots that she’s worn for years. There’s even a brown-style outfit dating back to 2011.

for middleton Her choice of coat was not only a tribute to Diana. But also diplomatic attire. Red is the color of the Welsh rugby team. The white part represents England.

This isn’t the first time she’s channeled Diana’s style in houndstooth at an England vs. Wales rugby match.

Last year, the Princess of Wales wore a different black and white striped jacket by Holland Cooper ($600) similar to the look Diana wore to watch the same team play in 1993.

Of course, as patrons of the Rugby Football Union and England’s Rugby Football League, the fans (and Prince William) know who she’s rooting for this Saturday. Even though she wore a diplomatic robe.

“If we win today My wife will not speak to me.” Prince William Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union to reporters before the big game “It will be a tense night.”

good luck for the princess Her coat proved to be a good luck talisman. When England came out as the winners of this weekend’s race.