London, UNITED KINGDOM - The royal family allegedly encouraged Princess Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle to take style cues from their late mother-in-law, Princess Diana. According to royal expert Omid Scobie’s new book, Endgame, Kate, 41, and Meghan, 42, felt “gentle pushes” from members of The Firm to take style cues from Diana. Scobie had allegedly spoken with a royal insider, who “worked with” Diana’s two sons: Prince William and Prince Harry. (William, 41, married Kate in 2011, nearly seven years before Harry, 39, found love with Meghan.) The source claimed that decisions to dress Kate and Meghan like Diana, who died in 1997 at the age of 36, were “always discussed” with the two princes. “It had been known for someone to go back and pull images of Diana at a certain place or time for ideas,” Scobie wrote. “At the right moment, this can be a sweet gesture, but there is also a slightly queasy feeling when you realize it’s often orchestrated within the same system that contributed to her living misery, and an institution that still wants some of Diana’s shine to rub off on them.” Diana, nicknamed the People’s Princess, died in a fatal car crash in Paris. She passed away when William and Harry were 15 and 12, respectively. Since her tragic death, William and Harry have made sure to continually honor her legacy. Both of their daughters — Princess Charlotte and Princess Lilibet, respectively — were even given Diana as a middle name in tribute. (William and Kate also share sons Prince George and Prince Louis, and Harry is also father to Prince Archie.) *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*,Image: 824764012, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: RIGHTS: WORLDWIDE EXCEPT IN GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, Model Release: no, Pictured: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, Kate Middleton