Did Sophie Copy Princess Diana?

[iowabelle]

I don't know why Sarah did it, maybe it was just Sarah being Sarah and talking too much. She had to know it would really tick off Diana.

Back to Sophie. I don't think Sophie consciously copied Diana, but Diana's style was very pervasive until her death. And Sophie does resemble Diana in some ways, the face is very similar although their body types were quite different. IMO Sophie is prettier and more delicate than Diana, although Diana radiated in a way that Sophie doesn't, at least for me.

[sirhon11234]

In the beginning I thought Sophie resembled the Princess a lot. But now I don't see the resemblance anymore. Sophie is pretty but not as pretty as Diana IMO.
And her style is very different from Diana's nor do I think she ever tried to copy her. And I agree iowabelle that Sophie doesen't have that star quality that Diana had.

[iowabelle]

To explain why I don't think Diana was pretty. When you look at photos she has a terribly large bump on her nose, and her nose, which is large, is quite crooked. (William seems to have inherited her nose.) And I've noticed that one of her eyes was much larger than the other. I think that Sophie has more symmetrical features and smaller bones.

But to me Diana was beautiful. I think she had an aura, a star quality, which Sophie lacks. Diana had this aura even when she was a Sloane Ranger, before all the fashion and cosmetics gurus got hold of her.

[erica_potvin]

I thought that Sophie had reddish hair, then she became blonde. Am I wrong?

[TheTruth]

That's true, Erica. In 1994, she had red hair :

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[erica_potvin]

Thank you for the pic. So she may have wanted to look like the princess of wales abit. Even the way she had her hair cut. Its amazing that sophie didn't keep her true hair color.

[TheTruth]

Well I'm not sure she was born with red hair. But her hair cut like this has, IMO, very few to do with her willing to resemble Diana. It was very trendy to have short hair in the 1990's (check out the end of the page : Hairstyles Through the Ages - Crystalinks).

[selrahc4]

Originally Posted by erica_potvin

Its amazing that sophie didn't keep her true hair color.

Nor did Diana. I've often wondered what Diana's natural hair color would have been by the time she was in her thirties. Lightish brown perhaps with some auburn highlights?

[TheTruth]

I believe so, selrahc4. Perhaps even brownish cause hair has a tendency to get darker when you age. Would be nice to photoshop a pic and see how it it looks.

[Claire]

Originally Posted by erica_potvin

I thought that Sophie had reddish hair, then she became blonde. Am I wrong?

Actually Sophie has dark brown hair like her parents and brother. She has been dyeing it since the 1980's various colours.