The Duchess of Cambridge Channels Princess Diana in Alessandra Rich at the 2022 Royal Ascot

LONDON – It’s not Royal Ascot without one reference to Princess Diana or “Pretty Woman.”

The Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Friday’s racecourse wearing a long-sleeved black and white polka dot dress from Alessandra Rich that sat above the ankle with a broad-brimmed hat, adhering to the event’s strict dress code.

Middleton’s feminine print was a firm nod to her late mother-in-law at the Royal Ascot in 1988.