Prince Harry confided in the columns of People magazine on April 22. The opportunity for him to talk about his mother, Lady Diana.
On August 31, 1997, Lady Diana died in a tragic car accident in Paris. This was a real tragedy for the British, the Windsors but especially for her two sons, Princes William and Harry. At the time of this tragedy, the Duke of Sussex was only twelve years old but he was marked for life by the death of his mother. Now 37 years old, he does not hesitate to pay tribute to the princess at any opportunity. This was the case during his interview with People magazine on April 22. “In the short 12 years I’ve been lucky to have her by my side,” he began. Convinced that his mother is always present, Prince Harry also explains that he “saw and felt her energy. Her joy of life, she acquired it by helping others, whatever their background, their disease or their status, “he said. Shattering confidences.
During her life, Lady Diana was a very committed woman and Prince Harry wanted to follow in her footsteps. “I honor my mother in everything I do. I am the son of my mother,” he said. Thus, he does not hesitate to help people in need. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex mobilized to “distribute COVID-19 vaccines equitably to the world’s population” in partnership with Global Citizen. In May 2021, both participated in VAX Life: the concrete to reunite the world, presented by Selena Gomez. The opportunity for them to pass an important message: “Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly five and a half million women have lost their jobs in the United States and 47 million more women worldwide are expected to sink into extreme poverty,” Meghan Markle had said. More recently, they both wished to support Ukraine. Public commitments that are very close to their hearts.
Prince Harry: has he ever talked about his last conversation with his mother?
For the purposes of the documentary Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, broadcast in July 2017 on ITV, Prince Harry had recalled his last conversation with his mother. “It was her calling me from Paris, I can’t really remember what I said,” he had first explained. “If I had known it was the last time I was going to talk to my mother, what I would have wanted is to be able to tell her what I wanted to tell her.” Of this exchange, Prince Harry has only one regret: “What I will regret all my life is how short that phone call was. When I think back, I tell myself that I have to live with that for the rest of my life. Today, Meghan Markle’s husband honors his memory on a daily basis and he doesn’t hesitate to tell his story to his children, Archie and Lilibet.
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