Royals' photo evokes memory of Princess Diana 01:20
Story highlights
- Kate and Wills are on tour of India and Bhutan
- Photo appears to be taken in similar location to 1992 snap of Diana
- Diana, at the time, was on verge of formal separation from Prince Charles
(CNN)It looks eerily familiar. And yet so different.
The
photograph, released Saturday by Kensington Palace, shows the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, William and Catherine, sitting on a bench with the
Taj Mahal in the background.
And
it evokes memories of a very similar shot, in which William's mother,
Princess Diana, was photographed in front of the enormous marble
mausoleum in Agra, India. Perhaps even on the same bench.
But, for all the similarity in
composition, the mood of the two photos is entirely different. In
Saturday's photos, Catherine and William sit close to each other and
appear happy and in love.
In
the 1992 photo, Diana sits by herself, cutting a lonely figure. Her
marriage to Prince Charles was under strain; they would separate
formally that same year and divorce four years later.
William
and Catherine are on a tour of Bhutan and India -- their first official
trip to these South Asian countries. They have visited Bhutan, Mumbai,
New Delhi and Kaziranga National Park in the Indian state of Assam.
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