Princess Diana set a standard for modern royalty that few could be expected to match. However, Meghan Markle was once expected to step into the late Princess of Wales’ shoes.
Royal author Simon Vigar compared the two figures in his new book The Four Wives of Windsor, describing the Duchess of Sussex as having “huge Princess Diana potential.” He pointed out that, like Diana, Meghan is “brilliant with the crowd” and “a doer.”