It was a sad sight for many to see 12 year old Harry walk behind his mother's casket in her 1997 funeral. It filled the public's heart with pain to see the white roses at the front of the casket complete with a card that read "Mummy" in "childish hand" (I would not say that since I am Harry's age). I myself am good friends with Harry and sat a few rows behind him at his mother's funeral. It was horrible to see the way he cried. He put up a strong battle against tears in the publics view but when inside the church and put the the cameras harsh view, he gave up. The harsh tears began when Elton John sang "Candle in the Wind" particularly when the words "Your candle burned out long before, your legend ever will" were sung.

From my eyewitness account the public is carrying on about the death of Princess Diana more then her sons are. They are making Diana collectors items and there are still news articles about the Princess. But her boys are getting on with their lives, yet they still remember her. A few days ago I went to Harry's apartment he shares with his brother in St. James's palace. On the walls are family pictures of Diana and the boys and they have a video library stocked with home videos. So of course they are not forgetting her, but they are letting her go.

In the beginning months Harry was very upset (he was the closest to his Mum). It came as a terrible shock to him. His last memory of his beloved mother is waving happily out the rear window of a car as he was on his way to Balmoral, his summer home. He was very withdrawn when he arrived back at school and his grades took a terrible plunge.Soon, his inner wounds began to heal and you could see a smile on his face.

Now he has been attending football matches with Dad and even went to see a cross-dressing comedian with his father and brother! So for now Harry is quite back to his old self. For the anniversary of the death of his Mum he will attend a small memorial service at the church near Balmoral.

 

 

 

 

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