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Kate's Visit to New Zealand Is Already Echoing Princess Diana/must visit

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kicked off their royal tour of New Zealand on Monday, and they are already making headlines for their cute airport moment with Prince George and the growing similarities between Kate Middleton and Princess Diana. The echoes of Diana are sure to keep coming as the trip itself is similar to one that Diana, Prince Charles, and Prince William took when William was the same age as George in 1983. Of course, Diana isn't the only royal that Kate will emulate on her tour, and we've already seen a big nod that she gave her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, when she first landed. Keep reading to see the royal similarities, and keep holding onto to the hope that the Cambridges will emulate Prince William's New Zealand photo-ops from his first visit! Princess Diana's Hongi During Princess Diana's first official visit to New Zealand in April 1983, she greeted Maori women with the traditional hongi nose rub. The Duchess of Cambridge's