{"id":12009,"date":"2026-04-18T17:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/12009\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T17:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:31:25","slug":"princess-eleonores-diana-18th-birthday-gown-is-uncannily-like-kate-middletons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/12009\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Eleonore’s ‘Diana’ 18th birthday gown is uncannily like Kate Middleton’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s daughter Princess Eleonore<\/a> turned 18 on 16 April, and the royal family marked the occasion with a series of formal photos.<\/p>\n

In one stunning photo, the young royal modelled a glamorous made-to-order black gown from Alamour, called the ‘Diana,’ which features a one-shouldered neckline, a contrasting white neckline and a cape that cascaded elegantly to the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To complete her look, Eleonore accessorised with black pointed-toe heels and delicate gold jewellery, styling her honey-blonde hair in Hollywood waves.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 VLAD VDLPrincess \u00c9l\u00e9onore of Belgium looked striking in her 18th birthday photos<\/p>\n

While the name of her dress was a subtle nod to Princess Diana, it also had marked similarities to outfits worn by the late royal’s daughters-in-law, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Royal copycats
\n \"Catherine,\u00a9 GettyThe Princess of Wales wore a similar Roland Mouret gown for the Top Gun: Maverick Royal Film Performance in 2022<\/p>\n

Casting our minds back to 2022, Kate turned heads when she stepped out in London’s Leicester Square in a two-tone dress for the Top Gun: Maverick premiere. Named the ‘Lamble Off-The-Shoulder Gown’, the black bodycon number from Roland Mouret boasted a beautiful Bardot neckline in a contrasting white colour, a figure-flattering bodice and an elegant fishtail cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although the original featured four sheer panels on the back, the princess gave it a modest upgrade<\/a> by covering the panels.<\/p>\n

During a visit to New York in the same year, Meghan was pictured heading to dinner at Locanda Verde in a very similar jumpsuit by Gabriela Hearst. While it had the iconic contrasting black and white bodice, Prince Harry’s wife chose a strapless silhouette.<\/p>\n

Belgian royals
\n \"Princess\u00a9 VLAD VDLThe Belgian royal family released several new photos of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s daughter<\/p>\n

Eleonore is the youngest of four, with Philippe and Mathilde also sharing sons, Prince Gabriel and Prince Emmanuel, and heir to the Belgian throne, Princess Elisabeth.<\/p>\n

The Belgian royal family often share photos of the family on their milestone birthdays. This year, Eleonore’s post included photos of her wearing a summery white broderie anglaise frock from Temptation Positano, alongside the message: “Princess Eleonore is celebrating her 18th birthday today! A significant milestone and the perfect opportunity to share some never-before-seen photos of the Princess.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, for her 16th birthday<\/a>, Eleonore was pictured at the Belgian royal family’s residence, Laeken, in Brussels in a white blouse, blue flared trousers from Zara and a pair of black loafers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s daughter Princess Eleonore turned 18 on 16 April, and the royal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[6497,7,8092,132,130],"class_list":["post-12009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-belgium","tag-belgian-royals","tag-belgium","tag-princess-eleonore","tag-royal-fashion","tag-royal-style"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@be\/116426905171128680","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}