Princess Diana wouldn’t be upset about Megxit as she wasn’t ‘royalist’, says fashion designer who knew her for 15 years
A FASHION designer who knew Princess Diana has given insight into how she may have felt about Megxit.
Paul Costelloe - who worked with the late royal for 15 years - has claimed she "wouldn't be upset" by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle "stepping back".
Speaking to during the recent London Fashion Week, the Irish designer, 74, was asked about how Diana would have reacted to Megxit.
Paul suggested his friend - who passed away in 1997 - would have been supportive of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision.
He said: "She would say 'Do what you need to do', definitely.
"She was not a royalist at all, she was a person of the people and she put her children first before anything else."
Paul, who dressed Diana until her death aged 36, first met Harry's mum when she visited his Windsor shop in 1982.
He said: "She was lovely to dress and she was a very honest, sincere person. She was family orientated and she had a sense of humour – she liked to smile."
The designer created the pink suit she wore for a tour of Canada in 1991, as well as a skirt for a trip to India in 1993.
However, she isn't the only royal he has masterminded clothes for.
Paul has also dressed Princess Anne and her daughter Zara Tindall.
His comments come after Meghan, 38, and Harry, 35, were told they "should stop sniping from the sidelines" by a palace insider.
The Duke and Duchess were forced into an embarrassing climb-down over their trademark last week when they confirmed they would not use the word 'royal' after quitting their roles.
An essay, posted on their own Sussex Royal website, has since been slammed as "bitter" with experts saying it showed just how "unhappy" with couple were with the agreement.
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