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ON THE 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, her sons, Princes William and Harry, have been speaking movingly about their memories of her and, in particular, her funeral.
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The Princess of Wales raising money
for cancer research in Chicago, Illinois,
June 1996 (Photo: Gegodeju)
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In Diana, 7 Days, a BBC documentary to mark the occasion, William, who was 15 at the time, spoke of walking behind his mother’s coffin on the day of her funeral.
“It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, that walk. It felt she was almost walking along beside us to get us through it.”
In a previous interview with Newsweek, Prince Harry, who was 12 at the time, has said that with hindsight the brothers should not have been asked to take part in the procession.
“My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television.”
William and Harry have been more open in recent years about their feelings at the time of losing their mother. They are encouraging others to speak up about issues surrounding mental health and Prince William has become the patron of Child Bereavement UK.
Princess Diana was known to have consulted psychics and mediums towards the end of her life and, to their credit, most have respected her privacy.
The same cannot be said for others who never knew her but claim she has been in touch with them from the spirit world. Sadly, some elements of the media provide them with a platform to do so.
Terry and Linda Jamison, who are known as “The Psychic Twins” and use automatic writing for spirit communication, claim to have received “bombshell revelations” from Diana in answer to their questions.
And a Japanese psychic, Ryuho Okawa, has released the transcript of a bizarre “interview” with Diana. When he asked what she thought of Queen Elizabeth she is said to have replied, “Which one?”
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Diana with Prince Harry in 1985
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