All the Ways Meghan Markle Is Like Princess Diana (and 3 Ways She Is Completely Different)

Now that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are officially married, comparisons are being drawn between Markle and Princess Diana. There are some definite similarities between the two, something Markle would be happy to hear. After all, as a kid, Markle was reportedly “obsessed” with watching Diana’s wedding, according to The Daily Express. And Page Six reports that Markle “wants to be Princess Diana 2.0.”

So just how accurate is that label? In what ways are Markle and Diana similar, and in what ways are they different? Here’s what you need to know.

Both of their parents divorced when they were young

Both Princess Diana and Meghan Markle went through their parents separating when they were young. With Diana, her father, John Spencer, and her mother, Frances Spencer, divorced in 1969, when Diana was seven.

Meanwhile, Markle’s parents, Thomas Markle and Doria Radlan, divorced when she was two years old, she told Vanity Fair.