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Prince William and Prince Harry Were Constantly Dressed Identically as Boys for the Most Heartbreaking Reason

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“The boys hated that, by the way. They didn’t want to be dressed the same.”Prince Harry and Prince William on October 23, 1991.Credit: GettyThe GistWhen they were boys, Prince William and Prince Harry were almost always dressed alike.Their mother, Princess Diana, chose to dress them identically to combat the pervasive “heir and spare” dynamic that persists up to the present day between the two brothers.It was a visual reminder that “there was no…

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Princess Diana was neither the first nor the last mother to dress her children in identical outfits, but her actions were clearly driven by more than just a fashion sense. Was it also a way of expressing a stance? It's certain that William and Harry never showed any interest in wearing these clothes in public; Prince Harry even described them as "the strangest outfits."

Princess Diana had a keen sense of style. It is a talent that the late princess (a very young arrival at the court and who therefore did not yet know the ins and outs of haute couture) has developed over the years with the help of experts in this field and which has earned her [...]

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