How Princess Diana can still influence Meghan and Kate 26 years after death

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Princess Diana died on Aug. 31, 1997 in a car crash at the age of 36.Her legacy lives on through her sons, Prince Harry and Prince William, as well as their respective wives, Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, and the Princess of Wales, 41, have often been inspired by Diana in their fashion choices and charity work.26 years after Diana’s death, royal experts are sharing the most important lessons the two women could learn from Diana’s short, but impactful life.Commentator Jonathan Sacerdoti recently told Fox News that Middleton and Markle will continue to step out of Diana’s shadow as the years go by.“The legacy Princess Diana has left … is one of awareness,” he noted. “Women who marry into the royal family know what they are marrying into, for good and for bad.” He continued: “They make that difficult choice knowing the life of privilege and luxury that they will lead, but also the possible difficulties and challenges that come with all that.”The People’s Princess was married to Prince (now King) Charles from 1981 until 1996.Their relationship was quite rocky, with rumors of infidelity swirling around both of them.Diana also struggled with being in the limelight, as she was one of the most photographed people in the world before her death.In a BBC “Panorama” interview in 1995, she described her pain of being a member of the royal family, explaining to interviewer Martin Bashir that the Firm saw her as a “problem” and a “liability.”History seemed to repeat itself when Harry, 38, and Markle opted to step back as working royals in 2020.They did their own version of a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey a year later, addressing their conflicts within the royal family.Another expert divulged to.