Prince William and Prince Harry looked full of nostalgia as they flipped through a photo album that Diana, Princess of Wales, collated more than 20 years ago.
In a promo released by ITV for the new documentary, Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, the two brothers chat as they recall precious moments they spent with their late mother before her tragic death in 1997.
Holding a photo of himself carried by the princess while pregnant with her second son, William tells Harry “Believe it or not, you and I are both in this photograph, you’re in the tummy!”
Prince Harry, who was 12 when his mother was killed in a car crash in Paris, is also heard describing her as ”one of the naughtiest parents.”
The 32-year-old added “She was our mum. She still is our mum. And of course, as a son I would say this, she was the best mum in the world. She smothered us with love, that’s for sure.”
In the same documentary, William speaks fondly of Diana’s informal approach to life, which spent in defiance of rules and traditions.
“She was very informal and really enjoyed the laughter and the fun,” father-of-two William said.
“She understood that there was a real life outside of Palace walls.”
Scheduled to be aired later this month, the documentary commemorates 20 years since the passing of the ”People’s Princess” through focusing on her relationship with her two sons. It features candid testimonials from the two young royals and never before seen photographs from her life.
Oxford Film and Television’s Executive producer Nick Kent said: ”This film will show Princess Diana in a way she has never been seen before, through the eyes of the two people who knew her best.”
The shocking death of Diana was mourned in an unprecedented fashion. World leaders, local and international press as well as millions of fans around the world came together in a universal outpouring of grief. It was particularly difficult for William and Harry who, 20 years on, still speak of the many mental and psychological repercussions.
It’s okay to rant on and on about your mum but jeesh! These guys are young men with wives and girlfriends. Let them grow up and stop looking back on Diana. Why not stories on ‘Life with Kate’, or ‘Me and Meghan’. To be honest with you, you’re starting to make the life of Diana quite repetitive and boring. Enough please. Thank you.
Your right… for goodness sake everyone thinks their Mum is the best in the world .. time to get over it.. let Diana rest in peace.
I agree wholeheartedly with you May MacCallum. We love Diana but let her rest in peace and let’s move on. This is what she would want. Let’s know more about Kate and let’s know more about Meghan and their relationships with William and Harry. What are they doing to change the world besides attending openings and events? Quite frankly, these topics would be interesting to your readers.
I lost my mum in 2003 and I still cry when I think of her . People grieve in different ways. Let them vent their pain, they have held it in for such a long time.
Sure, they can vent but it gets boring after awhile. They have been blessed with wives, girlfriends, children and opportunity. Time for them to be men and not little boys. A sweet spirit rises above all others, that’s why there is a heaven and there is a hell. We all choose where we belong.
Just a thought … perhaps both princes knew that a book about the Duchess of Cornwall would be released at the same time as their mother’s birthday, and that it would not paint a positive portrait of their mother. Hence, the decision to be involved in a documentary where they would speak about her and their love for her. It takes time to publish a book, giving them the opportunity to plan and execute the production of the documentary. While both are cordial – or should I say civil – to the Duchess of Cornwall, I don’t doubt that they would take action to protect their mother’s memory, if they felt that attempts were being made to besmirch her by an “inside group”. It’s one thing to ignore books written by journalists and writers who didn’t know their mother personally. But if the Junor book was indeed written with the compliance of the Duchess of Cornwall’s friends (many of whom may also be their father’s friends), well, that’s something they will definitely not sit still for, hence this rather unprecedented look into their private lives and their memories.
Preposterous! There are many sides to every lesson in life, good or bad, etcetera. A book by Camilla would not have any bearing on tarnishing Diana’s image. You can’t sugarcoat the truth. Camilla is not vindictive as the media predicts. She’s not antagonistic either. What is horrifying is how the common man pits Diana and Camilla against one another. This is a media deception to sell newspapers and many have fallen for it. I don’t know if you are a church goer but you should understand the spirit of man. Camilla is grandmum to Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Why would she want to tarnish the reputation of the children’s deceased grandmum Diana? That’s not the nature of the human spirit. We’re talking about people in the public eye here and not animals. Now, in another vein, if there are conspirators who have knowledge of events, incidences, conversations, then let it be. The young prince’s have a right to protect their mum’s image but after awhile it’s going to sound like their whining. And when it does hit the public that way then they will say ‘The truth hurts’. Surely, there must be another way. I say be men, stand up and accept the truth. Don’t vent to the public; let those who have something harmful to say about Diana vent and get it all out. Then refute periodically. There is going to be a dark period. It’s obvious there is something lurking in the background but who cares. At the end of the day Diana will reign supreme!