Earlier this week, Kate Middleton made a solo appearance at a children's hospice facility—in a $20 Zara dress —that had a sweet connection to Princess Diana. And it seems during her visit to Tŷ Hafan children's hospice, the princess fully embodied her late mother-in-law 's best qualities.

Kate Middleton wore a stylish vintage pearl necklace to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, one purchased from Jewish-owned brand Susan Caplan, who says the symbolic gesture touched her soul.

Kate, Princess of Wales, has taken a leaf out of her late mother-in-law's rule book when it comes to raising her three children without all the trappings of royalty

Princess of Kate traveled to Wales on Jan. 30 to see Tŷ Hafan, a hospice that Diana supported in the last years of her life

Kate Middleton is following in the late Princess Diana 's footsteps with her latest new royal duty, with Kate becoming patron of Tŷ Hafan, a children's hospice located in Sully, near Cardiff in Wales.

The Princess of Wales took a rare pause out of her busy day to make sure one young fan felt seen. Kate Middleton halted her royal convoy while on duty Jan. 30, getting out of the car to chat with a toddler who had been calling for her.