At the end of their Royal Tour in India, the couple posted on the same iconic bench that William’s late mother was photographed on 24 years ago.
The location, the pose and even the ring on her finger were direct links to Diana, Princess of Wales, but as the Duchess of Cambridge sat in front of the Taj Mahal yesterday, the message being conveyed could not have been more different.
Princess Diana sat utterly alone in front of the world’s most romantic building in 1992 to signal to the world she was in a loveless marriage.
Sitting on the very same marble bench yesterday, however, the Duchess had her husband by her side, and the Duke of Cambridge used the hugely-anticipated moment to show his marriage is strong.