Princess Diana and Princess Grace both died in car crashes – Diana in 1997 in Paris, aged 36, and Grace in 1982 in Monaco, aged 52. But the two women “shared more than tragedy” in common, said body language expert Judi James.
Both Diana and Grace “burned ferociously brightly in their too-brief lives and both possessed a form of charisma that made them loved to the point of adoration by their royal fans”, Judi James told Express.co.uk.
This is evident in the photos taken of both women over the years, where they seemed to adore meeting with fans during royal engagements.
The two women adored their children too and did not let their royal duties get in the way of their parenting.
The body language expert continued: “Both women epitomised the role of the fairy tale princess from everyone’s childhood, and although Diana’s fairy tale turned into a nightmare during the breakdown of her marriage, both women now seem frozen in history in that symbolic role thanks to the images they left behind.”
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In photos, both Grace and Diana showed off their impeccable wardrobes to the world, being “the most formidable beauties and fashion icons of their day in a way that even eclipsed their titles”.
The two Princesses graced the cover of Vogue more than twice and “brought some photogenic magic to their husband’s lives”.
Both Prince Rainier and Prince Charles were 32-years-old when they married the wives that would change their respective royal families for ever.
Judi claimed: “Charles’ marriage to Diana might have caused him future misery but she brought a magical touch into the union that breathed new life and popularity into his life and helped modernise the monarchy.
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“Grace brought a very elegant form of Hollywood glamour but without the stigma of converting royalty into celebrity.
“There was a strong hint of makeover from both women in some of their photos in a family setting.
“We can see Grace seated on a garden bench with her first two children, looking designer-elegant but also tactile and loving as her husband stands behind with his hands on the seat, looking slightly less comfortable.
“Diana would also create similarly idyllic-looking family poses that looked straight out of a Goya pastoral painting, with Charles often looking slightly less confident behind the family group.”
One of the things that made both Grace and Diana much-loved by their respective countries was their roles as mothers.
Judi said: “Both Grace and Diana became as iconic in their roles as loving mothers as they did as Vogue models.
“Both women invited the cameras into the nursery itself to show the heirs to the thrones and their siblings leading what looked like a normal and happy childhood, surrounded by toys and games.
“Both women also shared poses taken either skiing or on a sledge with the whole family looking tactile, playful and involved.”
The body language expert claimed that, in photos, it seems that “both women emphasised maternal presence using sheltering gestures, like birds with their wings around their brood, but both also suggested a sense of bringing their children up to be confident and fearless”.
She added: “Sadly, that maternal protection ended when both women died, and both their younger children would move away from the royal homes to the US in later years.
“Both Harry and Stephanie led their own lives, but even then in a way that might easily have achieved approval from their mothers in their search for individual happiness.”
Prince Harry is the youngest child of Diana, while Princess Stephanie is Grace’s youngest of three children.
