What if Princess Diana were still alive? Singaporean artist imagines the British royal in scenes with Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton and Princes Harry and William in emotional new artworks

May 16 , 2021

Princess Diana with her daughters-in-law Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton – one of a new series of what-if paintings by Singaporean artist Autumn Ying. Photo @autumn.ying/Instagram

Artist Autumn Ying worked from photos to imagine Princess Diana alive and able to meet daughter-in-laws Meghan and Kate, as well as all her grandchildren

Ying was inspired by Prince Harry telling reporters how excited he imagined his mum would have been to have been at his wedding to Meghan Markle

A Singaporean artist has released a provocative series of paintings imagining what life would be like for the British royal family if Princess Diana was still alive, and around to spend time with her daughter-in-laws Meghan and Kate, and her grandchildren.

Princes Harry (left) and William then and now, with mother Princess Diana, as imagined by Singaporean artist Autumn Ying. Photo: @autumn.ying/Instagram

Autumn Ying used both new and old photos to illustrate what it might look like if William and Harry, and their wives and children, could spend time with the late Princess Diana today.

A trio of brides, with the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex flanking Princess Diana, as imagined by Singaporean artist Autumn Ying. Photo: @autumn.ying/Instagram

Ying was initially inspired by Harry and Meghan’s 2018 wedding and decided to create more intimate family scenes after that.

Meghan Markle with her mother, Doria Ragland, and Prince Harry with his, Princess Diana, as imagined by Singaporean artist Autumn Ying. Photo: @autumn.ying/Instagram

When Harry and Meghan announced their engagement earlier that year, Harry told reporters that Diana and Meghan would be “thick as thieves, without question”. He added: “I think she would be over the moon, jumping up and down, so excited for me.”

Princess Diana with her grandchildren, from left, Princess Charlotte, Archie, Prince Louis and Prince George, as imagined by Singaporean artist Autumn Ying. Photo: @autumn.ying/Instagram

Despite the pain that still resonates almost 24 years after the death of “People’s Princess”, Ying hopes to bring joy to the world – and the royal family themselves – by envisioning Diana as a hands-on grandmother and family matriarch.