The striking similarities between Kate Middleton and Princess Diana’s parenting style

Being a parent is extremely difficult. While it is one of the most beautiful experiences in life, it is also very challenging. Much like everyone else, the royals have their own battles to fight.

Kate Middleton is currently one of the most followed and favourite royal moms of all! Why? Because she, along with the help of her husband, Prince William, handles her three wonderful kids, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, with perfection.

Experts believe she follows an authoritative style of parenting, which is a nurturing, responsive, and supportive form of parenting.

Many have noted a striking similarity between how the Duchess looks after her kids and how the late Princess Diana tended to her children.

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When it comes to the British Royal Family, Princess Diana is one of the most loved and controversial members of the household. Loved, because she was fearless and did not deprive herself or her children of a normal lifestyle and controversial, again because she did not follow the royal rulebook, rather listened to her heart.

From giving birth to her kids in a hospital to providing them a normal childhood to opening up about postpartum depression, the people's princess really changed the face of royal parenting, broke age-old traditions and inspired many, including her sons and daughter-in-law!

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According to royal etiquette expert Myka Meier, Kate Middleton's parenting style has a lot of similarities with the late Princess Diana's ways of handling her kids.

“I think what [Kate] probably has learned in a sense is how to keep her calm. For instance, Princess Diana, there [was] so much stress and so much pressure all the time. And I think we’re seeing the Duchess of Cambridge follow that same path of keeping her calm, even if maybe behind closed doors [she] doesn’t feel like that,” Meier told Us Weekly.

“But [Kate] does an excellent job of not ever letting onto anything but graciousness. I think that’s something she took from Princess Diana’s book, for sure," she added.

Princess Diana died a tragic death at the age of 36, leaving behind two of her young sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.

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Princess Diana was a fantastic mother, who chose to raise down-to-earth sons. She believed in giving them a normal childhood and did not falter in doing so. She sent her kids to a public school and even took them to fast-food joints, which was something that was not practiced in the royal family, up until then.

Furthermore, Diana also broke one integral travel rule when it came to royal kids: flying with her kids in a single aeroplane. According to royal protocol, two heirs to the throne were not allowed to travel in the same aeroplane. This was to safeguard the line of succession, in case any unfortunate event occured.

On her trip to Australia and New Zealand with Prince Charles in 1983, she insisted that her son Prince William, who was nine-month old at that time, travel with her and her husband.

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While Kate Middleton is still a royal protocol-abiding member, she has her own way of being a hands-on mother.

According to Meiers, Kate's parenting style includes being an aware, engaged parent, who teaches her children royal etiquette by herself.

"It’s actually been said and known that the children are not undergoing actual etiquette training. The Duchess of Cambridge is actually teaching them herself," she said.

The royal etiquette expert praised the Duchess for doing "an excellent job of not ever letting onto anything but graciousness," which according to her is "something she took from Princess Diana’s book, for sure."

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Just like her mother-in-law, Kate has a calm parenting style. You will never see her yelling, shouting or chiding her kids when they throw a fit.

Royal author Katie Nicholl told the Sun, “She’s [Kate Middleton] very affectionate and tactile with children – she’s apparently always hugging and kissing George, Charlotte and Louis and filling them with confidence by heaping praise on them.

“But she is also strict, particularly when it comes to limiting screen time, sugar and demonstrating good manners.”

Parenting expert Elizabeth Notugu told Express.co.uk, “Kate doesn’t tolerate nonsense from her children and sets rules, chores, and tasks to ensure they grow up with morals and an appreciation for hard work so, in that respect, she is like her mother-in-law.”

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Apart from the customs, tradition and etiquettes, individual values, beliefs and virtues get passed down through generations too.

Prince William and Prince Harry have come a long way since the passing of their mother, Diana.

Having said that, they have inculcated much of their mother's values and virtues. Especially when it comes to parenting, both have become fabulous dads.

Biographer Ingrid Seward previously told PEOPLE, Prince William is "very much the modern dad." Besides practicing "active listening" by getting down on his children's eye level, she also works towards giving them a normal childhood.

For Prince Harry, Princess Diana has always been a parenting role model.

"Our mother once said that if we all play our part in making our children feel valued, the result will be tremendous," he once shared. "This result was tremendous."

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