On the morning of August 31, 1997, Prince Charles woke up his two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, to tell them the devastating news that their mother, Princess Diana, had died in a car accident in Paris. In his book, “Spare,” Harry described the moment his father told him what had happened.
“I was just completely and utterly gutted,” Harry wrote. “I remember just feeling completely numb, and then going to my mother’s bedroom, the things I saw there, just reminded me of her, and I just couldn’t believe it.”
In a recent 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper, Harry was asked about that moment. “It was a very hard moment,” Harry said. “I remember just feeling completely numb, and then going to my mother’s bedroom, the things I saw there, just reminded me of her, and I just couldn’t believe it.”
The news of Diana’s death sent shockwaves around the world. Millions of people were devastated by the news and her funeral was watched by millions of people around the world.
Prince Charles was the one who had to tell his two sons about their mother’s death. It was a heartbreaking moment for the entire family, and it’s something that William and Harry will never forget.
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