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Prince William and Kate Middleton are raising their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, to be their best. Sure, the Prince and Princess of Wales have everything they need to do so, but life isn\u2019t always that easy. Many people endure devastating losses as they lose their children, and now, Prince William wants to help those in grief. In a speech, the future king says there is a \u201cgrowing need\u201d\u00a0for support for those who lose a child.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prince\u00a0William<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kate Middleton<\/a>\u00a0have been fortunate. Despite Kate having hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes severe nausea and vomiting, during her pregnancies, their three children,\u00a0Prince George<\/a>,\u00a0Princess Charlotte<\/a>, and\u00a0Prince Louis<\/a>, all came to the world healthy.<\/p>\n

Sadly, that is not the case for everyone. Losing a child is one of the most painful things one can go through, and while William hasn\u2019t lost a child, he knows the pain of losing a family member, especially at a young age, as his mother,\u00a0Princess Diana<\/a>, died when he was only 15 years old.<\/p>\n

While he is doing his best to keep his mother\u2019s legacy alive, he is also a patron of many charities, doing his best to help those in need. We\u2019ll come to what William is doing with his children, like his mother did for him, a bit later.<\/p>\n

Prince William went through a horrible tragedy when his mother died, and now, he wants to help those who have lost, especially their children. On Tuesday night, the Prince of Wales privately attended the 30th anniversary dinner for Child Bereavement UK.<\/p>\n

They announced a merger with another leading charity, Winston\u2019s Wish, which supports bereaved children, younger people, parents, and families in full.<\/p>\n

William says grief is \u201cthe very worst pain\u201d<\/h2>\n

As he praised the work of Child Bereavement UK, William also described grief as \u201cthe very worst pain\u201d one can imagine. Further, the future king stated that it\u2019s vital that children are getting the proper support through times of loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrief is the very worst pain any child or parent will ever endure, and while we cannot prevent these losses, we can ensure that every possible type of expert support and care is given to help rebuild the lives of those affected,\u201d Prince William said in a statement. \u201cIn my sixteen years as patron of Child Bereavement UK, I have seen the life-changing impact of their work and how the support, care, and compassion provided protects the long-term health and wellbeing of those living with loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cI have also seen the growing need for support of this kind, and it is because of this increasing demand that I am delighted that Child Bereavement UK and Winston\u2019s Wish are joining forces to expand their impact. They have recognised that together they can do so much more, and I commend them both for taking this bold step to reach more people and help to reduce the long-term challenges that unresolved grief can cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

William has long been closely linked to Child Bereavement UK. The organisation was founded by Julia Samuel, a close friend of Princess Diana. Speaking to You Magazine, Julia praised William for his commitment. According to her, it\u2019s safe to say that William is Diana\u2019s son.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has deep empathy \u2013 that really comes across \u2013 which is why people feel better for meeting him,\u201d Julia Samuel said. \u201cHe has the genuineness that Diana had. They can see it in his face and hear it in his voice. He is warm, but very direct, just as she was.\u201d<\/p>\n

How Prince William and Prince Harry found out about Diana\u2019s passing<\/h2>\n

As mentioned, William, together with his brother,\u00a0Prince Harry<\/a>, and the rest of the Royal Family, went through a horrible tragedy when Diana passed away after a car accident in Paris in late August 1997.<\/p>\n

While surgeons in Paris fought to keep \u201cLady Di\u201d alive, far away, at Balmoral in Scotland, her two children, Prince William and Prince Harry, stayed with their father,\u00a0King Charles<\/a>, and their grandmother, the late\u00a0Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>.<\/p>\n

William was born two years before Harry, but both brothers had a wonderful childhood. Their mother knew the importance of their future, but she also understood that they had to be given a childhood as close to normal as possible, even though they weren\u2019t like other children. Later in life, Prince William and his wife, Kate, would apply this to their children\u2019s upbringing.<\/p>\n

When Princess Diana died, the royal family was, of course, in shock. Though Diana and Charles had divorced less than a year earlier, her eldest son, William, would one day become King, and Harry was tipped to have an essential role within the monarchy. The children\u2014William and Harry\u2014were asleep when the news broke. When they woke up, Queen Elizabeth II knew how important it was to protect the two princes.<\/p>\n

She instructed her staff at Balmoral to let the young boys sleep in before telling them to hide all the TVs and radios in the Castle. Then, when they went to church the following morning, Her Majesty forbade everyone from mentioning Diana\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy has this happened to us?\u201d<\/h2>\n

Harry claimed in his book\u00a0Spare<\/em>\u00a0that his father \u201cdidn\u2019t hug him\u201d after Diana\u2019s death. The two children were, of course, in shock and were devastated. Speaking in the documentary\u00a0Diana, 7 Days<\/em>, Prince William recalled how he felt \u201ccompletely numb,\u201d \u201cdisorientated,\u201d and \u201cdizzy\u201d when the tragic news arrived.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou feel very, very confused. And you keep asking yourself, \u2018Why me?\u2019 All the time, \u2018Why? What have I done? Why? Why has this happened to us?’\u201d William said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing like it in the world,\u201d he explained in the documentary\u00a0Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy<\/em>. \u201cThere really isn\u2019t. It\u2019s like an earthquake has just run through the house and through your life and everything. Your mind is completely split. And it took me a while for it to actually sink in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family members tried to talk to William and Harry about what had happened. The two had just lost their dear mother, and it was hard to grasp what had happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family came together, and Harry and I tried to talk as best we could about it,\u201d he said in\u00a0Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy<\/em>. \u201cBut being so small at that age, it was very difficult to communicate or understand your feelings. It\u2019s\u2026 very complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n

On September 6, 1997, Princess Diana was laid to her final rest. An estimated 2.5 billion people watched the funeral, and viewers saw how the two young children, William and Harry, walked behind their mother\u2019s coffin in the cort\u00e9ge. Later, Harry criticized the decision that they had to walk behind Diana\u2019s<\/p>\n

Prince William recalls the last memory of his mother<\/h2>\n

Princess Diana was buried at her family\u2019s estate of Althorp, on a small island in the middle of the Oval Lake. Naturally, moving on was very hard. However, despite their immense sorrow, they tried to maintain a positive image towards the public and put on a brave face.<\/p>\n

\u201cSlowly, you try and rebuild your life, and you try and understand what\u2019s happened, and I kept saying to myself that, you know, my mother would not want me to be upset,\u201d William said. \u201cShe\u2019d not want me to be down. She\u2019d not want me to be like this. I kept myself busy as well\u2014which is good and bad sometimes\u2014but allows you to kind of get through that initial shock phase.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prince William had clearer memories of the call. He will never forget the last few heartbreaking words he uttered to his mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe very last memory I have is a phone call from Balmoral. At the time, Harry and I were running around, minding our own business, playing with our cousins, and having a very good time,\u201d William said. \u201cHarry and I were in a desperate rush to say, \u2018Goodbye, see you later, can I go off?\u2019 If I\u2019d known what was going to happen, I wouldn\u2019t have been quite so blas\u00e9 about it. That phone call sticks in my mind quite heavily.\u201d<\/p>\n

How William is keeping his mother\u2019s legacy alive<\/h2>\n

Despite the horrible car accident that took their mother\u2019s life, William and Harry grew up into respectable men thanks to the love and support of their family. Still, and most likely for all days, they will continue to honor their mother\u2019s legacy. William has taken after his mother when giving his children a valuable lesson that they are very fortunate, which Diana believed was very important.<\/p>\n

\u201cI must have been about 11, I think probably at the time. Maybe 10,\u201d William said in the 2024 ITV Documentary\u00a0Prince William: We Can End Homelessness<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019d never been to anything like that before. And I was a bit anxious as to what to expect. My mother went about her usual part of making everyone feel relaxed and having a laugh and joking with everyone. I remember at the time kind of thinking, \u2018Well, if everyone\u2019s not got a home, they\u2019re all going to be really sad.\u2019 But it was incredible how happy an environment it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cI remember having some good conversations just playing chess and chatting, and that\u2019s when it dawned on me that there are other people out there who don\u2019t have the same life as you do. When you\u2019re quite small, you don\u2019t really \u2014 you just think life is what you see in front of you. You don\u2019t really have the concept to look elsewhere. And it\u2019s when you meet people, like I did then, who put a different perspective in your head and say, like, \u2018I was in the street last night.\u2019 And you\u2019re like, \u2018Whoa,\u2019 you know. It\u2019s like \u2014 I remember that happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the right thing to do\u201d<\/h2>\n

Prince William is dedicated to fighting and erasing homelessness. He and his wife Kate have become synonymous with a modern Royal Family. They want their children to really understand how fortunate they are, and that there are people who aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother introduced me to the cause of homelessness from quite a young age, and I\u2019m really glad she did,\u201d William told the\u00a0Sunday Times<\/a>\u00a0in 2023. \u201cI think when I can balance it with their schooling, they will definitely be exposed to it. On the school run, we talk about what we see. When we were in London, driving backwards and forwards, we regularly used to see people sitting outside supermarkets and we\u2019d talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cI\u2019d say to the children, \u2018Why are they there? What\u2019s going on?\u2019 I think it\u2019s in all our interests, it\u2019s the right thing to do, to expose the children, at the right stage, in the right dialogue, so they have an understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

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