It's hard to believe August 31st will mark 25 years since the tragic and untimely death of Princess Diana. The loss of such a vibrant and influential woman was felt worldwide and still is to this today, and no one knows this better than Diana's own children — Prince William and Prince Harry.
Now, just days before the 25th anniversary of his mother's death, Prince Harry is remembering his mom and her legacy.
The world watched as these young boys mourned their mother and were forced to live life without her guidance and love.
One of the most powerful interviews the brothers did was from the 2017 TV special Our Mother Diana: Her Life and Legacy, which premiered to mark the 20 year anniversary of Diana's death.
At the time, Harry revealed that he had only cried tears of grief twice—once at her graveside at Althorp on September 6, 1997, and since then “maybe, maybe once."
Harry explained he and William were eager to get to back to playing with their cousins at the Queen’s Balmoral castle and rushed off the phone with their mom, as most young boys would.
William and Harry both expressed the pain it brings them to speak publicly about their mother, “We won’t speak as openly and as publicly about her again," William said at the time.
It's clear Harry is focusing on keeping Diana’s philanthropic legacy alive. An example of this is when the Prince founded Sentebale with Prince Seeiso back in 2006. The outstanding organization “gives hope to children and young people affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana.”
Harry shared at the event, as per ET: “In Sesotho, the language of the Basotho, the word Sentebale means ‘forget-me-not.’"
"I want it to be a day filled with memories of her incredible work and love for the way that she did it."
“I hope we can remember my mother’s legacy by recommitting to those that we serve, whoever and wherever they may be," he added.
I have no doubt that we will!
h/t: ET
