William and Harry couldn’t understand why people fell apart after Diana’s death

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In a documentary, both Prince William and Prince Harry mentioned going to Kensington Palace after their mother’s death and seeing “sobbing” crowds and not understanding why until years later.

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The most heartbreaking images that followed the death of Princess Diana were those of her grieving sons, Princes William and Harry.

Although they were initially able to mourn their mother in private at Balmoral after her death exactly 24 years earlier, the teenagers at the time had to return to London for her funeral.

Upon their arrival in the capital, the doomed princes, accompanied by their father, Prince Charles, went to have a glimpse of Diana’s remaining floral homage at Kensington Palace.

But the couple once revealed that at the time, they didn’t understand why people “break down” over their mother’s death until years later – when they realized her impact on the world.

Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry look at flowers honoring Diana outside Kensington Palace in the days after her death (

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William and Harry spoke about their grief in the days following their mother’s death in a BBC documentary called Diana, 7 Days, which was released in 2017 to mark the 20th anniversary of her death.

Speaking on the show, William said: “People wanted to hold us, touch us.

“They were screaming, wailing, literally wailing at us, throwing flowers, screaming, sobbing, collapsing, fainting, falling. It was a very strange environment.

Many people left flowers outside Kensington Palace after Diana’s death (

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“I couldn’t understand why everyone wanted to cry as loudly as they did and show such emotions as they did when they didn’t really know our mother.

“I’ve felt a little protective at times about it.

“You didn’t even know her – why and how upset you are? Now looking back, I’ve learned to understand what she gave the world and what she gave to so many people.”

William and Harry were at Balmoral with their father, grandmother the Queen and grandfather Prince Philip when they were told the tragic news that Diana had died aged 36 after a car accident in Paris.

Princess Diana with her two sons Prince William and Prince Harry in 1995 (

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The family crowded around the princes before their return to London and also inspected the floral motifs that had been left for their mother outside Balmoral.

Harry told the programme, “Looking back now, maybe the last thing I wanted to do was read what other people were saying about my mother.

“Yeah it was cool, it was incredibly moving to find out, but at that point, I wasn’t there.

“I was still in shock.”

Prince Philip, Prince William, Charles Spencer, Prince Harry and Prince Charles walk behind Diana’s coffin at the funeral procession (

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When it came to the funeral, about a week after Diana’s death, William and Harry walked behind their mother’s coffin in procession to Westminster Abbey alongside Prince Charles, Prince Philip and Diana’s brother Charles Spencer.

In the documentary, the brothers described the decision to walk behind Diana’s coffin as a “collective” decision and William added: “It was not an easy decision.”

William recalls: “I just remember hiding behind my fringe…

“It was kind of like a very small blanket of safety.

Mourners line the streets as Princess Diana’s coffin passes through Buckingham Palace on the day of her funeral.

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“I know it sounds silly but at the time I felt that if you looked at the floor and my hair in my face, no one would be able to see me.”

While Harry said, “I was just focused on getting it done and doing whatever I was asked there and after and making sure I was proud of my mother.”

In July, the brothers gathered at Kensington Palace again to unveil a statue of Diana on her 60th birthday.

Following the ceremony, the princes released a joint statement saying they “wish she’d stay with us” and hoped he would be seen as “a symbol of her life and legacy.”

The statue is located in Sunken Garden in Kensington Palace, which is said to be one of Diana’s favorite places.

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