Prince Harry has openly said he sees a lot of similarities between his wife, Meghan Markle, and his late mother, Princess Diana.

In the 2022 Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan, he shared that “so much of what and how Meghan is” reminds him of his mum, who sadly passed away when he was just 12.

Harry warmly praised Meghan for having the same compassion, empathy, confidence, and kindness that Diana was famous for.

Back in a 2017 BBC interview, right before his wedding to Meghan, Harry said Diana would have been “over the moon” about his choice.

That said, some reports suggest that not everyone who’s met both women agrees with this comparison.

Harry was reportedly left feeling “disappointed” after introducing his then-girlfriend Meghan Markle, the former Suits actress, to Diana’s sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, early in their relationship.

This claim comes from royal biographer Tom Bower, who wrote Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors in July 2022.

Bower revealed that Harry’s aunts apparently thought Meghan wouldn’t “fit in with the royal family.”