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Loose Women star GK Barry has opened up about her time on the ITV chat show and revealed she was left “nervous” before she made her debut on the panel

GK Barry has spilled the beans on a touching behind-the-scenes moment with her Loose Women colleague before her first appearance.

The TikTok sensation, better known as Grace Keeling, made a splashy entrance onto the ITV stage last month, quickly winning over viewers with her charm. Despite her seemingly effortless demeanour while discussing hot topics with the other panellists, Grace was actually battling nerves before stepping into the spotlight.

She has revealed what it’s really like to be part of the popular daytime programme. She enthused about her experience, saying: “I have absolutely loved doing Loose Women.”

Grace admitted to feeling jittery initially but praised the warmth and support from everyone on set. She shared a special mention for Denise, who she knew beforehand, saying: “Denise has been amazing as I knew her before. So, she was really lovely,” reports the Daily Star.

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She also recounted how Coleen played a part in easing her anxiety: “Everyone I have met on the show has been great. I was sat next to Coleen for the first show, and I said to her that I was nervous.”

Coleen’s reassuring conversation was just what Grace needed to settle her nerves: “She had this lovely chat with me, and it really helped calm my nerves.”

The celebrity explained that producers encouraged her to showcase her lively personality on the show, even if it meant speaking her mind without restraint. When questioned about the guidance she received prior to filming, she shared: “I was just told to be myself from the first episode and that’s what I have done.”

She also mentioned that she hasn’t received any reprimands yet and is scheduled to make another appearance on the ITV show later this month.

The TV personality expressed her enthusiasm for participating in the show, stating: “I really enjoyed doing the show and I’m back on later this month.” This news coincides with her collaboration with Tequila Rose for their upcoming Pink Gala event.

Tequila Rose Brand Manager Sophie McLeay expressed her excitement, saying: “We are super excited to be painting Manchester pink and throwing our first ever Tequila Rose Pink Gala. Grace is the perfect host to wrap up our endless pink summer, with a night of elegance, glamour and of course THE PINK DRINK.

“To honour our brand fans, we have released an exclusive competition to give members of the public a chance to win tickets to the pinkest event of the year.”

Meghan Marke was defended by an insider who claimed the latest allegations regarding her attitude towards her staff are “fabrications”.

Allegations regarding Meghan Markle‘s “difficult” attitude and reported mistreatment of her staff by a prestigious US publication have been brutally shut down by Archwell insiders, who described them as “fabrication” and “total nonsense”.

The Hollywood Reporter, one of America’s prestigious entertainment news sources, recently published a scathing report labelling the Duchess of Sussex “Duchess Difficult” and claiming that her staff are allegedly “terrified” of her and her “belittling” behaviour towards them.

The outlet cited sources saying that Meghan “marches around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders”, with one source adding: “I’ve watched her reduce grown men to tears”.

Also included in the report were allegations regarding the duchess’s “noisy tantrums” and “angry 5am emails” that earned her the nickname “Duchess Difficult”.

But now a new report by GB News claims that insiders of the Archewell Foundation have lashed out at the alleged claims and insisted that the “Duchess Difficult” moniker has never been used.

Meghan Markle was defended by an Archewell source (Image: Getty)

An Archewell source told the outlet: “The duke and duchess work from Montecito, and we’re based in Hollywood. They likely think we’re all in the same office and that this quote would fly, but the circumstances don’t even allow for it.

“If she’s ‘marching around’ and ‘barking orders’, no Archewell employee could factually claim that… It’s total nonsense.”

A source initially told the Hollywood Reporter: “Everyone’s terrified of Meghan. She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice.

“They’re both poor decision-makers, they change their minds frequently. Harry is a very, very charming person — no airs at all — but he’s very much an enabler. And she’s just terrible.”

Regarding Meghan’s “angry” 5am emails, another source claimed: “Who hasn’t sent an email when they can’t sleep or are awake early?

“I’ve never once ever gotten an email from either of them at that hour – and even if I did, the duchess specifically notes in her email signature that everyone has a different working day, and to not feel obligated to respond outside of normal business hours. These source quotes don’t make any sense!”

Meghan Markle was branded ‘Duchess Difficult’ by the Hollywood Reporter (Image: Getty)

At the time of the publication, a Sussex source dismissed the claims and told the Sunday Express: “Everyone is deeply concerned over the timing of the article because it was published just days before Harry’s birthday.

“There are fears that there could be a disgruntled former member of staff who is putting out mistruths which are designed to make them look bad.

“The focus for Camp Sussex now is to build on the success of the last year and to take that positive momentum forward into 2025 and beyond.”

A PR expert has explained why he believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are so unpopular.
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A PR expert has shared why he believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become so unpopular to the public – and it isn’t down to them being “bad people”.

Although claiming that Meghan and Harry have appeared to learn from their experience of “bad PR”, GoUp’s Edward Coram-James has said that this experience is likely why the pair have become so unpopular.

The expert believes that Meghan and Harry are likely “kind, caring and incredible people” but their failures in communication and branding has attributed to “their fall-from-public-favour”.

Speaking to Express.co.uk, the expert said: “To be fair to the Sussexes, they seem to have learned the lessons from bad PR, and appear to have turned the page. I attribute much of their fall-from-public-favour purely as a reflection of what can happen with bad PR. It does not mean that they’re bad people. For all we know, The Sussexes could be kind, caring and incredible people.

Concluding in a blunt nine-word statement, he added: “It just that they had a bad PR plan.”

Discussing how bad PR can affect people in the public eye, Mr Coram-James added: “But, that’s the thing with PR: if it goes wrong, the public can, fairly or unfairly, decide that it makes you a bad person, where, when it goes right, the public can decide that you’re a good person. Its why communications are so key.”

Although they don’t appear to have a good reputation amongst the older generation, Harry appeals more to the younger generation.

In a new poll conducted by Ipsos, 1,097 British adults – all aged between 18 and 75 – were asked whether they would support Harry if he were to return.

The survey, which was conducted between October 8 and 9, showed that 34 percent said they would support Harry – with 46 percent of the responders being aged between 18 and 35.

Harry and Meghan now reside in the US (Image: GETTY)

Prince Harry is set to return to the UK later this month – his fourth visit to Britain this year.

This visit comes with a poignant reason as the Duke will be attending the annual WellChild awards in London on September 30.

The royal, who now resides in the US, has been a patron for the charity for 16 years and has attended the award ceremony many times. Although she is not expected at the award ceremony this year, Meghan attended alongside her husband in both 2018 and 2019.

King Charles is likely to be ‘further embarrassed’ over Amazon Prime’s A Very Royal Scandal, looking at Prince Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview, says a royal expert

The Duke of York’s notorious Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis is once again under the spotlight, this time in a second high-profile TV drama within less than a year. Amazon Prime’s new three-part series, A Very Royal Scandal, delves into the events leading up to and following Prince Andrew’s controversial interview where he was questioned about his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

This fresh series, hot on the heels of Netflix’s Scoop released back in April, revisits the saga as a top royal expert examines why Prince Andrew remains the “problem that refuses to go away”, causing further “embarrassment” for King Charles and the rest of the Royal Family, reports OK!

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As the show hits the screens, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond explains how the Firm might react to the interview resurfacing in the news. “Andrew really is the problem that refuses to go away,” Jennie comments. “I’m sure the King, and indeed Andrew, wish the interview had never taken place, even though Andrew was so pleased with it immediately after the filming.”

Discussing how this show differs from Netflix’s Scoop, Jennie suggests that Emily Maitlis’ involvement is key. “As Emily was so involved with this show as opposed to the last one it’s getting much more publicity than I imagined it would. It promises to fill in quite a few blanks around the making of the interview and Andrew’s demeanour before, during and afterwards. I don’t imagine the King will watch it, but he will be made aware of its contents and any repercussions I’m sure. It’s bound to be a further embarrassment for all concerned.”

During her chat on LBC about the drama where she took the helm as executive producer, Emily lauded Michael Sheen’s portrayal, remarking: “He takes it away from anything that looks like comedy villain, anything that looks like a sort of slam dunk idiocy. He’s not.”

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She depicted Andrew as “a father figure, an approachable dad, a loyal ex-husband… and a devoted son and a former hero”, highlighting his return “to adoration” after his stint as a helicopter pilot in the Falklands war.

Reflecting on the period leading up to the notorious interview, Emily shared with LBC her empathy for Andrew “on a human level”, despite the serious accusations against him. She confessed: “I feel uncomfortable at moments, and I feel concerned, and I think I’m also conscious… that it’s not just the ramifications [for] Andrew, it’s everyone around him.. it’s the loyalties to others and the women in his immediate periphery, as well as, of course, to the Epstein victims that [are] the heart of this story.”

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In the aftermath, Emily expressed her concern about the interview gaining so much attention without any legal repercussions. “We don’t actually have closure,” she shared on the programme. “We didn’t get a trial. We did this forensic interview, which could be used as a document of public record, but it actually never… went to court… we will never know.”
“None of the Epstein victims ever, as it were, got their moment to hold Epstein to account. And… one of them clearly laid charges at allegations at Andrew as well. And so there’s always that sense of unfinished business, which I think… naturally makes you ask more questions”.

King Charles has told how he has b

King Charles has issued a statement revealing his profound shock and sadness about a catastrophic event.

The King released his message after learning of the destruction and devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in central Europe. Several nations have been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, leaving 23 dead so far. Charles said he and Queen Camilla send their “deepest and most heartfelt condolences” to those who have lost loved ones as he issued a message of support to people affected by the crisis.

een left shocked and saddened by the news of severe flooding across central Europe in countries including Austria and Poland, which has left 23 people dead

In a written message signed Charles R, he said: “My wife and I are profoundly shocked and saddened to see the destruction and devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in central Europe.

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“Many people in the United Kingdom have strong, enduring and personal ties to the region, and, together with them, my wife and I send our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to all those who have so tragically lost their loved ones, their homes and their livelihoods.

“We have immense admiration for the sheer courage and dedication of the emergency services across the region who have clearly worked relentlessly to provide desperately needed support, relief and assistance to the countless people whose lives and properties have been dreadfully disrupted.”

In northern Italy, more than 1,000 people were evacuated overnight in the Emilia-Romagna region and the Lamone River has overflown its banks near Bagnacavallo. The European Union’s head office warned this week that the combination of floods in central Europe and deadly wildfires in Portugal are joint proof of a “climate breakdown” that will become the norm unless drastic action is taken.

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The King’s message comes just days after it was revealed Prince Harry will be back on UK soil for an extremely poignant event – and many have been wondering whether he will meet up with his father, the King.

It has been officially announced that in his role as patron of the WellChild charity, the Duke of Sussex will be attending its annual awards ceremony in London later this month on September 30. Harry has been a patron of the charity for 16 years, which supports seriously ill children and their families. He is a regular at their annual awards ceremony, attending last year, and this year will present one of the inspirational winners with their awards and also deliver a speech.

Confirmation Harry will be in London for the awards comes just days after his 40th birthday, which saw his estranged royal relatives’ official social media accounts send him best wishes. The message, especially the one from his estranged father has been seen as an olive branch from him over their feud.

However, there is currently one sign that shows that father and son are unlikely to meet despite both being in the UK – and it is down to the King’s schedule. Just days before the WellChild Awards on September 28, Charles and Queen Camilla will attend the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to mark its 25th anniversary.

According to The Telegraph, the King is likely to spend the days after the engagement north of the border in Scotland. Harry’s event is in London, meaning they will be hundreds of miles apart – although there is still time for plans to be made to faciliate a meeting between the pair.

Prince Harry is said to feel ‘lonely’ in Montecito, California, which is where he resides with his wife Meghan Markle and their two kids, and ‘aches for the world he left behind’

Prince Harry is said to be “lonely” in Montecito, which comes after he spoke about him not believing that his two children would be safe in the United Kingdom.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to Montecito, California, from the UK in 2020. The pair, along with their young son Prince Archie, moved to the States mere months after revealing they would be stepping down as working members of the Royal Family. Since moving to America, the Duke and Duchess have set up lives for themselves and their young family, with them even welcoming a daughter, Princess Lilibet. The family now rub shoulders with the great and powerful in Hollywood, but maybe not all is as rosy as it seems.

Kinsey Schofield has spoken to GB News about Prince Harry and how he is likely struggling to settle in an environment lacking in family and friends. The royal reporter says the Duke of Sussex is struggling to settle in an environment lacking in family and friends. Asked by Patrick Christys whether Harry is feeling lonely in California, Kinsey said: “100%”.

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She went on to add: “Even without knowing what I know, you have to imaging that this is a young man that grew up in an all boys school with a bunch of rambunctious guys. A lot of really deep, fun, silly friendships. They experience something that normally people didn’t experience. Going away to school and waking up with your friends every day, then Christmases in a castle where every room is filled with your cousins. Today, he’ll wake up and celebrate a birthday with four people in the room. His children, his wife and his mother-in-law.” She later added: “I do believe he aches for the world he left behind.”

The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry has been given the green light to appeal against a High Court ruling dismissing his challenge over a decision to change the level of his personal security when he visits the UK by a Court of Appeal judge. The Duke has claimed he and his family are not safe.

The Court of Appeal has now said it will listen to his challenge following a direct application from Harry’s lawyers, who said the prince had been granted permission to appeal. Harry first began the action after the Home Office, the ministry responsible for policing, in February 2020 cut off his right to automatic personal police security while in the UK.

Harry, in addition to other senior royals, had received full publicly-funded security protection until he chose to step back from his royal duties and moved to California with Meghan Markle back in March 2020. It was after this that the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) decided In April not to allow Harry the same amount of protection as he previously had been given after he stopped being a “full-time working member of the royal family”. Ravec was entitled to come to this conclusion, according to judge Sir Peter Lane, who then also ordered that Harry should pay 90% of the Home Office’s “reasonable costs” in defending the case. The government’s total outlay was not stated, however.

Judge David Bean, when granting permission for an appeal, said he was persuaded “not without hesitation”, that Harry’s challenge on the grounds that Ravec had not followed its own stated policy had a real prospect of success. The court also found that Sir Peter may have been mistaken in concluding that Harry was not in a position comparable to those in an “Other VIP Category”, who do receive state security.

After the Royal Family sent birthday wishes to Prince Harry, many saw it as an olive branch from his father King Charles but one expert says a previous birthday phone call left the monarch ‘really disappointed’

Prince Harry’s imminent trip to the UK has left many wondering whether a meeting with his estranged father King Charles could be on the cards.

It has been officially announced that in his role as patron of the WellChild charity, the Duke of Sussex will be attending its annual awards ceremony in London later this month on September 30. And his trip will come just weeks after the royals made the surprise move of sending public birthday wishes to Harry when he turned 40 last week.
Much has been made of the relationship between father and son, especially in the aftermath of the release of Harry’s controversial memoir Spare, where he railed against his family and revealed things about them in some of their most private moments.

On the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential show, royal editor Rebecca English says that Charles remains angry but will always be open to reconciliation with his son. However, when wondering whether the pair spoke when Harry turned 40, she said the aftermath of a phone call left the King “really disappointed”.

She explained: “Charles is angry and he is hurt but he is still his son at the end of the day, which is why it’s always been said as much as he is keeping distance at the moment, he will never entirely shut that door to him.

“One thing I did find out is how really disappointed the King was back in November when Harry did call him to wish him not just a happy 75th birthday but also his children did a little video singing happy birthday to the grandpa they barely even see.

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“And within hours of that happening that was leaked from the Sussex side to favoured media and that really crossed the line in the sand for the Royal Family because so very little of their lives is genuinely private. So much is lived in public or even surrounded by staff watching everything they do. So private conversations, particularly private phone calls are really considered just that.”

And t here is currently one sign that shows that father and son are unlikely to meet despite both being in the UK – and it is down to the King’s schedule. Just days before the WellChild Awards on September 28, Charles and Queen Camilla will attend the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to mark its 25th anniversary.

According to The Telegraph, the King is likely to spend the days after the engagement north of the border in Scotland. Harry’s event is in London, meaning they will be hundreds of miles apart – although there is still time for plans to be made to faciliate a meeting between the pair.

Harry was last in the UK several weeks ago to attend the funeral of his late uncle Lord Robert Fellowes, the husband of Princess Diana’s sister Lady Jane Fellowes. On that occasion, he did not meet up with his dad, although the event was also attended by Prince William – but the two warring brothers are said not to have spoken to each other.

Before that, Harry was in the UK in May for a 10th-anniversary service for the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with the King also in the capital on the same day. It had been hoped that father and son were on the road to begin repairing their rift, especially after they met when Harry dashed to the UK after it was announced that Charles had been diagnosed with cancer in February.

However, eyebrows were raised at the time, with a statement from Harry suggesting his father was too busy to see him and reports later claiming the King had offered his son a place to stay in a royal residence.

With Prince Harry due in the UK in the coming days, attentions have turned to whether he will meet up with King Charles on his visit – and one expert believes there has been a huge sign that the Duke of Sussex is keen for this to happen

All eyes will be on Prince Harry and whether he sees his father King Charles on his next trip to the UK.

In his role as patron of the WellChild charity, Harry will be attending its annual awards ceremony in London later this month on September 30. His trip will come just weeks after the royals made the surprise move of sending public birthday wishes to Harry when he turned 40 last week. Much has been made of the relationship between father and son, especially in the aftermath of the release of Harry’s controversial memoir Spare, where he railed against his family and revealed things about them in some of their most private moments.

Harry was last in the UK several weeks ago to attend the funeral of his late uncle Lord Robert Fellowes, the husband of Princess Diana’s sister Lady Jane Fellowes. On that occasion, he did not meet up with his dad.

Before that, Harry was in the UK in May for a 10th-anniversary service for the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with the King also in the capital on the same day. It had been hoped that father and son were on the road to begin repairing their rift, especially after they met when Harry dashed to the UK after it was announced that Charles had been diagnosed with cancer in February.

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However, eyebrows were raised at the time, with a statement from Harry suggesting his father was too busy to see him and reports later claiming the King had offered his son a place to stay in a royal residence.

But despite them being unable to meet on past visits, royal historian Hugo Vickers notes that Harry has made many trips to the UK this year – maximising his chances of a meeting with his dad.

He told The Sun: “Well, he does seem to be coming quite often, doesn’t he? Which in some ways is a good sign, I think. If he keeps coming at least there is a chance at some stage he’ll meet up with his father, and you know, maybe this can be a step towards some sort of reconciliation. I think there’s quite a long way to go but it’s nice that he feels he can come here anyway.”

However, there is currently one sign that shows that father and son are unlikely to meet despite both being in the UK during Harry’s return – and it is down to the King’s schedule. Just days before the WellChild Awards on September 28, Charles and Queen Camilla will attend the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh to mark its 25th anniversary.

According to The Telegraph, the King is likely to spend the days after the engagement north of the border in Scotland. Harry’s event is in London, meaning they will be hundreds of miles apart – although there is still time for plans to be made to faciliate a meeting between the pair.

Elizabeth Emanuel made her mark with Princess Diana’s wedding gown, and now her remaking of the spare bridal dress is set to be on show in a virtual museum

Elizabeth Emanuel poses with her recreated spare wedding dress for Princess Diana in London on March 7, 2024. LAUREN FLEISHMAN; HAIR & MAKEUP: GRAZIELLA CAWTHORNE VELLA. Photo: Lauren Fleishman

The remaking of Princess Diana’s backup wedding dress is part of a desire to “preserve history” that might have been lost if Elizabeth Emanuel hadn’t recreated it — that’s the view of the woman who commissioned the designer to make the gown and now has it for her museum.

Renae Plant, director and curator of the virtual Princess Diana Museum, won’t say how much she paid for the recreated bridal gown, which Emanuel recently shipped to its new home in California.

“You cannot put a price tag on history,” Plant tells PEOPLE. “Preserving history is really important. It’s like pieces of art.”

Indeed, Emanuel — who created the famous gown for the then-Lady Diana Spencer for her 1981 marriage to the future King Charles — unlocked some of that history by unveiling part of the missing jigsaw in the royal wedding story by making a replica of what the spare dress for Diana.

Elizabeth Emanuel’s recreated Princess Diana backup wedding dress photographed in March 2024.Lauren Fleishman
Princess Diana’s Wedding Dress Designer Elizabeth Emanuel to Design Modern Interpretation of Iconic Gown (Exclusive)

Plant says “secrecy” was the underlying guiding principle at the time — and Emanuel wanted the alternative as a precautionary measure.

“It was there in case word got out about the first dress,” Plant explains. “Part of what is special too is that it hasn’t been seen in public, and now we get to preserve it and show it to the world.”

Plant, whose museum “weaves through Diana’s life from her childhood to her tragic passing,” is in a good position to assess where Emanuel — as well as the designer’s former partner and fellow Princess Diana wedding dress creator David — fit into the royal story.

“I think they won the lotto when they got the commission,” she tells PEOPLE. “It put them on the map together and that’s how they became well known around the world —designing the most famous dress worn by the most famous woman in the world. And that legacy continues.”

She adds, “To be part of that special day is a huge honor, and they should both be so proud. And you can never take that away from them.”

Princess Diana and Prince Charles on their wedding day in July 1981; Elizabeth Emanuel.Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images; Hoda Davaine-Dave Benett/Getty Images

The making of the new replica white silk gown followed another commission that Emanuel carried out for Plant: a recreation of a fuchsia gown originally created by the Emanuels for Princess Diana. She wore it at a ball in the days before her historic wedding. In fact, parts of that pink gown provided the inspiration for the back-up wedding dress.

“It was very dramatic for that time,” Plant says of the pink gown. “It would be lost in history unless Elizabeth told that through her dressmaking.”

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Elizabeth Emanuel’s scrapbook of sketches and images of the making of Princess Diana’s dress in London on March 7, 2024.Lauren Fleishman
Princess Diana’s Wedding Dress Secrets: Fake Clues, Hiccups and Hidden Touches by the Designers

The virtual museum “weaves through Diana’s life from her childhood to her tragic passing” through clothing as well as capturing the “intricate parts, the letter writing and gift giving Diana used to do,” Plant adds.

Last year, Plant acquired five glamorous evening gowns, identical to the ones designed by Jacques Azagury and worn by Diana during her latter years. The dresses are “twins” of the originals worn by the Princess and include the iconic black halterneck dress she wore to a charity gala on the night that her controversial Panorama interview was broadcast in 1995.

For Emanuel, 70, her newly made dress brings back memories of her special client, Diana. She recalls the excitement — and intense pressure — that mounted in the run-up to the big day on July 29, 1981.

Diana, Emanuel says, found the designers’ studio to be an “oasis of peace” away from the hubbub and excitement. “[Diana] would go upstairs and chat with all the seamstresses. She loved browsing through the rails because this was a new world for her.”

“I don’t think she’d been particularly into fashion before she met us,” the designer adds.

Princess Diana’s casual wardrobe included a sweater collection like no other royal, ranging from belted turtlenecks to comfortable cardigans

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Princess Diana’s black sheep sweater, which she wore to two polo matches in the 1980s, sent a clear message of how she felt as part of the royal family. (And now the sweater is making a comeback for the new generation!)

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Before Diana married Prince Charles, sweaters (like this purple sweater vest) were a part of her wardrobe as a kindergarten assistant.

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Ahead of their royal wedding, Princess Diana posed for a photo with Prince Charles at Balmoral wearing a pink patterned pullover with trousers and boots.

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Princess Diana cozied up in fun sweaters, like this jumper depicting a koala, while pregnant.

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The royal mom put her own spin on a white turtleneck sweater by cinching it at the waist.

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The royal wrapped up in a white cardigan sans buttons over a pink dress for a 1984 polo match.

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Princess Diana had the perfect practical accessory at a polo game in 1985, casually tying a red sweater (which complemented her floral pants and matched her shoes) over her shoulders.

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During a school run for son Prince William, Diana opted for a blue patterned pullover that she cinched at the waist with a wide belt.

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Sweaters were a key piece of Diana’s mom wardrobe, like this red cardigan she wore while doing a puzzle at home with William.

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For some outdoor play time with a young Prince Harry, Diana wore a pink knit over a white shirt and gingham pants.

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Princess Diana’s polo sweater was the perfect cover-up for a plane ride with her two sons.

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For a family portrait (including a cute pup!), Diana coordinated her blue skirt with an oversized cardigan.

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For Prince Harry’s first day of school, she wore a red skirt and coordinating knit.

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Diana chose a navy cardigan with horizontal white stripes for a school run in 1989.

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Princess Diana had a laugh with sons William and Harry during a ski holiday, riding in a sleigh wearing a pink V-neck sweater over a white turtleneck.