The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a royal tour of Pakistan this week, at the request of the British Foreign Office. Earlier this year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid a visit to South Africa, with Prince Harry leaving Meghan and their son, baby Archie Harrison, behind while he visited other African countries.
Already on Kate and William’s tour, a number of comparisons have been drawn between the visits Princess Diana made to Pakistan over her lifetime.
Princess Diana made three visits to Pakistan while Princess of Wales.
In 1996, the Princess visited the hospital project of her good friend, Imran Khan.
Mr Khan, who is now Pakistan’s Prime Minister, had a poignant meeting with Kate and William this week, where Mr Khan discussed the legacy the Princess of Wales had left behind in the country.
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The late Princess has also been mentioned on other occasions on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour.
While visiting the Islamabad Model College for Girls on Tuesday, a few teenagers told Prince William they were “big fans” of Princess Diana.
Prince William replied: “You were, really?
“Oh, that’s very sweet of you. I was a big fan of my mother too.”
He added: “She came here three times. I was very small.
“This is my first time, and it is very nice to be here and meet you all.”
Kate’s choice of outfits have also drawn comparisons with Princess Diana, as she wore a Shalwar kameez – similar to the one worn by Diana on her own visits to the country.
Retracing the steps made by his mother, William and Kate also made a visit to an iconic mosque once visited by the Princess.
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The pair also visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, a project of Imran Khan’s, which Diana famously visited in 1996 and 1997.
Last month, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s royal tour of Africa also drew significant comparisons with Princess Diana.
Perhaps the most poignant moment of tour was Princess Harry’s visit to Angola.
In a touching tribute to his late mother, Prince Harry was photographed walking across a de-mining site.
The pictures drew parallels with Princess Diana’s visit to Angola in 1997, where she walked along a similar landmine site while promoting the work of the Halo Trust.
Prince Harry also sat under the Princess Diana Tree in Angola, and made a visit to the landmine site Diana famously walked over in Huambo, although now it is a bustling area full of schools and shops.
Meghan and Harry also paid a visit to Archbishop Desmond Tutu while in South Africa, where he gave the Duke two photographs of his mother Diana with Nelson Mandela in Cape Town in 1997.
Meghan also made another subtle tribute to the late Princess, dressing baby Archie in a white pom-pom hat nearly identical to the one Prince Harry wore as a baby while in Africa with his mother.
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