Royal expert reveals why 'confident' Kate Middleton 'has become the new Diana'

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Kate Middleton's latest style choices have shown her to become more "confident" and cemented her status as "the new Diana", a royal expert says.The 40 year old presented the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design to Saul Nash in London last week, stunning in a green Edeline Lee dress.

Royal expert Duncan Larcombe has told OK! how he feels the Duchess of Cambridge's recent fashion choices have shown a "coming of age" for her.

He said: "When I saw the photos, I was reminded that Kate has very much become the new Diana when it comes to the style stakes.

Get exclusive royal stories straight to your inbox with OK!'s weekly Royals newsletter "She was there to give out an award for fashion design, and dominated the headlines with what some might see as a fairly conservative choice of outfit. "We shouldn’t forget that it was Kate’s sense of fashion and style that first helped catch Prince William’s eye when she wore that see-through outfit at a charity fashion show, with him, apparently, watching with his jaw on the floor." Duncan continued: "What you can say about this dress – and the catalogue of outfits we have seen Kate wearing in the past year – is that it shows just how confident she is becoming, and she seems to look elegant in just about anything.