--- description: Prince William and Kate Middleton posed for a photo in front of the Taj Mahal on Saturday, similar to an infamous photo of Princess Diana title: Royal Visit to Taj Mahal Brings Back Diana Memories image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4da7bf2f16111aad/69888f64cd1bba846170048f/british-royal-repeat-diana-taj-facebook.jpg?branch=production ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Royal Family](/tag/royal-family/) ## Royal Family Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Royal Visit to Taj Mahal Brings Back Diana Memories  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2016 3:05 PM CUT  Princess Diana sits in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Feb. 11, 1992. Princess Diana sits in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Feb. 11, 1992.Tim Graham—Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2016 3:05 PM CUT Prince William and Kate Middleton posed for a photo in front of India’s Taj Mahal on Saturday, an image reminiscent of an [infamous photo of Princess Diana](http://time.com/4275700/kate-middleton-princess-diana-taj-mahal/ "undefined"), who posed alone in the same spot during her 1992 visit to the country. The photo of Diana, taken in February 1992 in front of the famous “monument to love,” stoked speculation that she and Prince Charles would soon divorce. The Taj Mahal stop by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge caps off their first [official visit to India](http://time.com/4287846/kate-middleton-prince-william-india-tour-pictures/ "undefined") and has been seen as representing a happier sequel for the royal family. **Read more:** [The History That Lurks Behind Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Taj Mahal Visit](http://time.com/4275700/kate-middleton-princess-diana-taj-mahal/ "undefined")  Top: Princess Diana sits in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Feb. 11, 1992\. Bottom: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, pose at the Taj Mahal, April 16, 2016. Tim Graham—Getty Images/Money Sharma—Pool/AFP/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4296741/royal-visit-taj-mahal-princess-diana-prince-william-kate-middleton/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4296741/royal-visit-taj-mahal-princess-diana-prince-william-kate-middleton/"},"headline":"Royal Visit to Taj Mahal Brings Back Diana Memories","datePublished":"2016-04-16T15:05:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:00:06.733Z","description":"The Taj Mahal stop caps off the royal couple's India visit","url":"https://time.com/4296741/royal-visit-taj-mahal-princess-diana-prince-william-kate-middleton/","keywords":["Royal Family","India"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4da7bf2f16111aad/69888f64cd1bba846170048f/british-royal-repeat-diana-taj-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4da7bf2f16111aad/69888f64cd1bba846170048f/british-royal-repeat-diana-taj-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"british-royal-repeat-diana-taj-facebook","caption":"","creditText":"Tim Graham—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/royal-family/","name":"Royal Family"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4296741/royal-visit-taj-mahal-princess-diana-prince-william-kate-middleton/","name":"Royal Visit to Taj Mahal Brings Back Diana Memories"}}]}] ```