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Privacy NoticeIt’s been 27 years since the nation mourned the loss of Princess Diana who tragically died at the age of 36 following a fatal car crash in Paris. Her sudden death on Saturday, 31 August 1997 saw her leave behind her two children, Prince William and Prince Harry who were 15 and 12, respectively. The heartbreaking loss left not only the UK, but countries across the world in mourning for Diana, who was labelled the ‘people’s princess’. But the biggest loss of all came from her two sons, who grew up without their adoring mother and were known to share a very close bond.
Prince William and Prince Harry lost their mum when they were 15 and 12, respectively
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In recent years, the Duke of Sussex has been involved in an ongoing rift with his older brother William and other members of the Royal Family. It comes after Harry and his wife Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal duties in 2020, before releasing their tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview, Harry’s explosive memoir and their Netflix show. With tensions seemingly staying put between Harry and his family, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond spoke exclusively to OK! about what Princess Diana would have done, if she was still alive. “I think she would have done her best to support Harry and Meghan and would have had a great deal of sympathy with their decision to make a life outside the Palace walls. After all….she had paved the way for that,” Jennie said. She continued: “If Diana were still here, I doubt if the rift between her sons would ever have got so deep. She would have found a way to make them understand one another and resolve their differences. And that’s another great sadness about the tragedy that led to her death.”
Harry and William have had a noticeable rift in recent years
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Harry and Meghan stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and moved to California
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Sign up to OK’s royal newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free Harry recalled the moment he found out about his mother’s death while staying at Balmoral Castle in Scotland with other members of the Royal Family, in his memoir Spare. Describing the moment his father, King Charles told him the news, Harry wrote: “What I do remember with startling clarity is that I didn’t cry. Not one tear. Pa didn’t hug me. He wasn’t great at showing emotions under normal circumstances, how could he be expected to show them in such a crisis? But his hand did fall once more on my knee and he said: ‘It’s going to be OK.'” Harry painted a vivid picture of the moment he found out, admitting he remained in his bed for what felt like hours. After being told by Charles that Diana had passed away, he “didn’t get up, I didn’t bathe, didn’t pee,” Harry remembered, adding that he didn’t even call for his older brother to comfort him.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnPrincess DianaPrince WilliamPrince Harry
