‘We’re both in this photo … you’re in the tummy’
Royal brothers tell TV documentary that Princess ‘understood there was a real life outside of palace’
Princes Harry and William open their hearts about their mother in a moving ITV documentary, Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, broadcast later this month. In one scene, as he studies a photograph of Diana holding him while pregnant with Harry, William says: “Believe it or not, you and I are both in this photograph, you’re in the tummy.”
MILLIONS remember her as the fairytale Royal bride arriving at St Paul’s Cathedral for her marriage to Prince Charles, or, in sadder times, revealing on television how “there were three of us in this marriage”.
But for her two sons, Diana, Princess of Wales, will always be their mischievous mother, whose love of life and fun was infectious. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry speak for the first time about Diana as a mother, in a documentary to be shown later this month, to mark the 20th anniversary of her death.
The two princes will emphasise her love of naughtiness and mischief in the documentary, which will also include contributions from her friends, who have never spoken publicly before. In it, Prince Harry says: “This is the first time that the two of us have ever spoken about her as a mother. She was our mum. She still is our mum.
“And, of course, as a son I would say this, she was the best mum in the world. She smothered us with love, that’s for sure.” He adds: “She was one of the naughtiest parents.”
Prince William appears to suggest in Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, that his mother’s sense of fun came in part from her awareness of life beyond the confines of protocol and duty.
“She was very informal and really enjoyed the laughter and the fun,” says William. “She understood that there was a real life outside of palace walls.”
In one particularly poignant scene, the two princes are shown leafing through a photograph album put together by their mother and recall some of the most joyful and touching moments from their childhood.
Studying a photo of Diana holding him while pregnant with Harry, William says: “Believe it or not, you and I are both in this photograph, you’re in the tummy!”
The scene is included in a trailer for the documentary broadcast for the first time on Saturday night.
Jo Clinton-Davis, ITV controller of factual, said: “It will offer viewers a fresh and revealing insight into Diana through the personal and intimate reflections of her two sons and of her friends and family, to bring together a definitive portrait of a unique person.”