Princess Diana & Kate Cover Newsweek (PHOTO)

Thanks to Photoshop -- and, of course, the unyielding comparisons between the two women -- Princess Diana and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, cover the most recent issue of Newsweek.

Inside, Tina Brown imagines what Diana would be like at age 50 -- great looking, perhaps slightly Botoxed, J.Crew-clad and friends with Prince Charles. And what about her relationship with her new daughter-in-law? Quoth Brown:

The rising public adoration of Kate would have afforded Diana some tricky moments. Pleased, yes. But, like Frances Shand Kydd--who, days before Diana's wedding, suddenly burst out, "I have good long legs, like my daughter"--Diana would have had to adjust to a broadening of the limelight. Her edge over Kate, of course, was her own epic of princessly suffering, which would always make Diana's story more interesting. ("Happily ever after" will never have the same allure to the press as "It all went horribly wrong.") Diana, rejoicing in her flawless Spencer pedigree, would have positioned herself as a firm defender of the Middletons against the palace snobs and ostentatiously made Carole Middleton, Kate's dynamic mother, her new BFF.

Take a look at the cover below and tell us what you think. To read the rest, head over to Newsweek.com.

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Comments

[sjser]

02:30 AM on 07/02/2011

Somehow I think it is morbid and tasteless. Let the young people start fresh without the unhappy history being dredged up.

[maccutcheon2]

11:38 AM on 07/01/2011

I think Diana would very happy with her Sons choice ,Kate has handled herself with such grace,as if she had grown up a Royal.I hope the 2 will have a long and happy life together.I will keep them in my prayers.

[dfrancypie]

04:19 PM on 06/30/2011

first of all I really think diana would look much better than the photo suggests, kate looks beautiful of course, but what's the point?

[mendodnem]

10:33 PM on 06/29/2011

Why do the female Brits wear such ridiculous hats? The designers must have a contest
on who can produce the most outrageous creations, from tents to antennas and everything in between.

[jhsinius]

05:19 PM on 06/30/2011

It wasn't only the Brits that wore hats. In the 40's and 50's I remember them being very important here also. I remember the church teas in the gardens where the woman wore their hats. They served finger sandwichs, tea's and punch in Long Island!

[nicenissey]

10:02 AM on 07/05/2011

Don't Black people in the States still wear them to church on Sundays nowadays?

I just don't understand why Mendodnem thinks it's ridiculous.

[nicenissey]

10:03 AM on 07/05/2011

It's part of their formal occasion tradition to wear these "ridiculous hats" and fascinators.

Just because you're not used to it doesn't mean they are ridiculous.

[NAVRETRD]

06:29 PM on 06/29/2011

Could not be happyer god has blessed us with two beautiful woman, never to be forgot and deemed to make a difference in our troubled world. God bless them and the youtr today recognize a true roll model

[pcplz]

05:03 PM on 06/29/2011

This picture really made me sad.

[4more]

03:32 PM on 06/29/2011

Very, very poor taste. Who among us would want anyone taking liberties to photoshop us to their whim....after we're deceased? We need to have at least the minimal standard to not sensationalize, post-mortum.

[Macready]

11:19 AM on 06/30/2011

x2 4more . . .

[Suknyanng]

11:11 AM on 07/01/2011

Right on

[majorsja]

02:06 PM on 06/29/2011

That's very creepy

[Aimee Bellefleur Hogan]

02:33 PM on 06/30/2011

Yes, I am thinking the same thing.

[annasophie1228]

02:03 PM on 06/29/2011

this is macabre.

moreover, diana wouldn'tve ever, EV-ER worn that outfit, especially the hat.

[Macready]

11:24 AM on 06/30/2011

ditto . . .

[running with turtles]

11:30 AM on 06/29/2011

Creepy.

Both the picture and the nonsensical speculation on a hypothetical situation.

[KIVPossum]

10:36 AM on 06/29/2011

That's just tacky. Let Kate be her own person and not live her life in Di's shadow

[EmilyRose2010]

10:01 AM on 06/29/2011

not her style of dress, she would never wear a bag on her shoulder, and her hair would look like 2011 not 1997, and looking closely, she appears around 60. bad picture poor taste.

[itsnotcake]

07:56 AM on 06/29/2011

BRILLIANT! Newsweek, don't listen to the negative comments.

[kapalabhati]

12:39 PM on 06/29/2011

Clearly they didn't.

[24InMyMind]

06:11 AM on 06/29/2011

That cover is so horrible, it just elevated the National Enquirer to scholarly journal.

[NevadaDem]

12:33 AM on 06/29/2011

Princess Diana was 5'10" tall...and Kate Middleton is the same height. I wonder why Diana appears taller in the photo?? Also.... most likely Diana would not have worn that dress. Not
her style or color.

And...as Diana fans know...she loved her sun bathing. It shows in her face at age 50.

But...Diana might have found the humor in seeing her commuter generated self on the cover of Newsweek...14 years after her passing.

We still love all-things DIANA.

[kapalabhati]

12:37 PM on 06/29/2011

I love everything Diana. This is just wrong.