Prince William Admits Walking Behind Queen’s Coffin Brought Up ‘Difficult’ Memories Of Princess Diana’s Funeral

Prince William, 40, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by walking down his precocious grandmother’s casket with his brother Prince Harry. The Sept. 14 procession brought the Queen’s assemblage from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall. Richard Palmer, a newsman for the U.K.’s Daily Express, claimed connected Twitter that erstwhile William was extracurricular Sandringham Estate connected Sept. 15, helium told a pistillate named Jane Wells that the procession triggered memories of his precocious mother Princess Diana‘s funeral. William and Harry were just aged 15 and 12 erstwhile they followed their mom’s casket successful September 1997.

Prince William follows Queen Elizabeth’s coffin connected Sept. 14 (Photo: James Veysey/Shutterstock)

Prince William told a pistillate sympathising with him astatine Sandringham that the procession yesterday had been “very difficult” and had reminded him of walking down his mother’s coffin. He told different woman: “Don’t outcry now, you’ll commencement me.”

— Richard Palmer (@RoyalReporter) September 15, 2022

During his chat with Jane, William seemingly said that the procession was “very difficult” for him, according to Richard Palmer’s tweet. Jane, who was successful Sandringham to laic flowers successful the Queen’s honor, told reporters however she responded to the Prince of Wales, per Good Morning America. “I said, ‘Your parent would beryllium truthful arrogant of you and convey you for sharing your grief with us,’ and helium said, ‘I’m learning that she was everyone’s grandmother, the mode radical person reacted,’ ” Jane said.

William greeted different idiosyncratic successful Sandringham who was affectional astir the 96-year-old monarch’s death. “Don’t outcry now. You’ll commencement me,” William allegedly said to the idiosyncratic successful mourning, according to Richard Palmer’s tweet. William and his wife Kate Middleton traveled to Sandringham Estate successful Norfolk to respect the floral tributes near by the nationalist to the Queen.

Prince William and Prince Harry astatine their parent Princess Diana’s ceremonial successful 1997 (Photo: David O’Neil/ANL/Shutterstock)

In spite of their analyzable relationship, William and Harry have been with each other, successful backstage and nationalist mourning, since their grandma fell sick and passed distant connected Sept. 8. The brothers walked down the Queen’s casket with their father King Charles III and different relatives including Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. William was dressed successful subject azygous portion Harry, who stepped back from his royal duties successful aboriginal 2021, and present lives successful America with his woman Meghan Markle, was dressed successful civilian attire.

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will beryllium held astatine Westminster Abbey connected Monday, September 19. She”ll beryllium laid to remainder adjacent to her hubby Prince Philip at King George VI Memorial Chapel astatine Windsor Castle. Her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, arsenic good arsenic her sister Princess Margaret, are besides laid to remainder there. A fewer months aft Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, her son King Charles III’s coronation astatine Westminster Abbey volition instrumentality place.