Last Updated: 18 Jul 2011

Kate's dress was a copycat?

So the debate over Kate Middleton's dress is still raging on some three weeks after she wed Prince William with 2 billion people watching. This time the problem is a copycat issue.

Pretty much everyone agrees that Kate looked absolutely stunning on her big day, the dress was breathtaking. And whilst most people likened the style and silhouette to another 'commoner' who married into royalty - Grace Kelly - there's someone else who appears to have worn a very similar dress just two years ago.

In fact the dress was designed by the same designer – Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen.

The wedding gown, worn by actress Isabella Orsini (pictured left), the goddaughter of the controversial Italian Prime Minister minister Silvio Berlusconi, does have a lot of similarities.

For example the lace detailing and the plunging neckline as well as the nipped in waist and fanned out train.

Another similarity is that 'commoner' Isabella wore the dress whilst marrying a Prince!

What do you think, has Kate been shafted with a copycat dress?