The duo were actually fourth cousins and met as children.
However, they didn’t become close until they entered young adulthood.
Both Sarah and Diana split from their husbands in 1992, which bonded them even closer together.
The friends later vacationed together in the south of France with their children in 1996.
Later that year, Sarah released her autobiography.
When Diana died in a car accident in 1997, Sarah attended the funeral.
She later expressed her sadness over their rift during an interview withHarper’s Bazaar.
“Because we were like siblings … we rowed.
Because that’s what she loved,” Sarah stated.
“[Diana] adored my girls.
She adored the boys.
This would be her haven.
Her heaven,” she continued.
Because each has got her own voice," Sarah added.
“Kate would have found Diana very helpful and a good mother-in-law,” Arbiter advised theDaily Mail.
Generally, Arbiter reckons, “I think Kate and Diana would have got on very well.
Kate would have found a great soulmate in Diana.”
Diana would likely have provided a “sounding board” for her daughter-in-law.
