Prince William Had Flashbacks To Mom Princess Diana's Funeral While Walking Behind Queen's Casket
15.09.2022 - 23:45
/ perezhilton.com
Walking in Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession on Wednesday was very emotional for Prince William for more reasons than mourning his grandmother. It also brought him flashbacks of his mother Princess Diana’s funeral!
On Thursday, the heir to the throne told well-wishers in Sandringham, England while viewing tributes that marching in his grandmother’s cortège brought back memories from his mother’s 1997 death. Oof. Heartbreaking.
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According to Sunday Times editor Roya Nikkhah via Twitter, the new Prince of Wales told fans the event was “very difficult” for him. As a member of the public began to get emotional at his words, he reportedly said:
Aw! The 40-year-old Duke of Cambridge also told the mourner he’s “learning that [the Queen] was everyone’s grandmother” based on “the way people have reacted.” She left an impact on so many.
While much of the world is mourning the 96-year-old’s death, the devastating news has been challenging for one of William’s children to grasp. Kate Middleton — now Princess Catherine — told another well-wisher that Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, understand their great-grandmother has passed away, but her youngest, 4-year-old Prince Louis, is having a harder time with the news. So difficult for a young child!
William was a young man himself when he first walked in a funeral procession behind his mother’s coffin. At the time of Diana’s shocking death, he was only 15 while Prince Harry was 12. They followed the casket alongside their father King Charles III, late grandfather Prince Philip, and uncle Charles Spencer. But it was a very controversial moment in history, especially for the boys.
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