Prince William and his brother Harry will be recalling memories from their childhood, 20 years after the sudden death of their mother, Princess Diana,
Prince William and his brother Harry will be recalling memories from their childhood, 20 years after the sudden death of their mother, Princess Diana, in a new television documentary to be broadcast this week. The 90-minute film, ‘Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy’ celebrates the life and work of Princess Diana and it is timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of her death in a Paris car crash on Aug. 31, 1997.
The two princes also spoken of their regret over the last conversation they had with their mother Princess Diana before she died, saying the telephone call was desperately rushed.
“Harry and I were in a desperate rush to say goodbye, you know ‘see you later’. If I’d known now, obviously, what was going to happen, I wouldn’t have been so blaze about it and everything else,” Prince William said in the film.
Prince Harry said: “It was her speaking from Paris, I can’t really necessarily remember what I said but all I do remember is probably regretting for the rest of my life how short the phone call was.”
The princes also recall their mother’s sense of humor, with Prince Harry describing her as one of the naughtiest parents. They also recall the pain of their parents’ divorce and how they dealt with the news of her death and its aftermath.
In the documentary, executive produced by Nick Kent, Prince William, second in line to the throne and Harry are filmed talking about their childhood as they look through photographs in a family album assembled by Diana. While the film addresses aspects of Diana’s life such as her charity work involving HIV and landmines, it shies away from some other issues, such as extra-marital affairs.
Earlier this year, William spoke about how the shock of losing his mother still lingered two decades after her death. Harry said he had sought counselling to help deal with the grief.
Diana, the first wife of heir to the throne Prince Charles, was killed in a car crash on that fateful day when William was aged 15 and Harry was 12. She was 36. A number of commemorative events have been planned to mark Diana’s death. William and Harry attended a private service earlier this month to re-dedicate her grave and the brothers have also commissioned a statue to be erected in her honor outside their official London home.
Rarely-seen possessions of Diana, including her music collection and ballet shoes, went on display on Saturday at Buckingham Palace. An exhibition celebrating Diana’s fashion opened in February.
Reuters
