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PRINCESS DIANA'S GO-TO BREAKFAST FROM THE '90S IS GOING VIRAL

The Mercury

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September 16, 2025

ONE thing TikTok does better than anything else is turn everything into content. A random recipe, a forgotten song or even a decades-old fashion moment can suddenly be everywhere.

- VUYILE MADWANTSI

And sometimes, that’s not a bad thing.

A few months ago, a sound clip of Connie Francis’ Pretty Little Baby from 1961 resurfaced and went viral, filling For You Pages worldwide. It wasn't even a chart-topper back then, yet today it has millions of listeners humming along.

Francis herself once reflected that God kept her alive long enough to see the world finally fall in love with her hidden masterpiece. That's the magic of the internet: past and present collide, giving us new reasons to fall in love with things that once seemed lost in time.

Fashion works the same way. Princess Diana's “revenge dress” or her understated “old money” off-duty looks are still referenced daily by stylists, Tik-Tok creators and fashion editors alike.

Scroll long enough, and you'll find people not just recreating her iconic outfits but also her daily habits, including what she ate for breakfast.

Princess breakfast

The internet has coined the term “Princess Breakfast” to describe any simple breakfast dressed up to resemble a royal feast, such as yoghurt bowls with dark chocolate shavings, cherries, pistachio butter and a drizzle of honey.

It’s sugary, aesthetically inviting and borderline whimsical.

When TikTok creator Karissa Stevens shared a video about Princess Diana's daily overnight oats, viewers felt it captured Diana's effortless elegance. As one commenter put it: “Princess Diana was always that girl”

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