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William: 'I really feel that Diana was at my wedding'

Prince William was 15 when his mother Princess Diana’s life was claimed in a horrific car accident.

And despite two decades having passed since that tragic night, William says he still thinks of his mum most days.

Diana's eldest son feels she's always with him. Photo: Getty
Diana's eldest son feels she's always with him. Photo: Getty

“There are not many days that go by that I don't think of her, you know,” he says in an upcoming documentary that will air on Seven's Sunday Night next week.

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“Sometimes sad, sometimes very positively. I have a smile every now and again when someone says something, and I think, 'that's exactly what she would have said', or, 'she would have enjoyed that comment.'”

The Prince also recalls feeling his mum’s presence on one of the most important days of his life; his wedding to Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.

William is sure his mum's presence was there when he married Kate. Photo: Getty
William is sure his mum's presence was there when he married Kate. Photo: Getty

“When it came to the wedding, I did really feel that she was there… there were times I looked to someone or something for strength – and I very much felt she was there for me,” the father-of-two reflects.

“They always live with you, people you lose, like that. And my mother lives with me every day.”

William, 35, and his brother Prince Harry, 32, speak candidly about their late mum in ITV’s new documentary Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy.

William reflects on the huge amounts of love his mum had. Photo: Getty
William reflects on the huge amounts of love his mum had. Photo: Getty

In it, the princes also reflect on the last time they spoke to Diana, and the regrets they still hold about how brief their conversations were.

William and Harry, then aged 15 and 12 respectively, were playing with their cousins when Diana phoned them just hours before her death.

They were due to meet up with her in London soon, and were rushing to get back to their games.

Harry regrets the brevity of his last conversation with his mum. Photo: Getty
Harry regrets the brevity of his last conversation with his mum. Photo: Getty

"I do remember regretting... for the rest of my life how short the phone call was," Harry says.

“If I'd known that was the last time I'd speak to my mother, the things I would have said to her...

"Looking back on it now it is incredibly hard. Not knowing that was the last time I was going to speak to my mum, and how differently that conversation would have panned out if I'd had even the slightest inkling that her life was going to be taken that night."

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