Princess Diana’s death may have helped prepare Prince William for fatherhood

One of the most tragic moments in history was undoubtedly the death of Princess Diana, but it is important to consider how much it affected her own children who had to live without their mother.

Princess Diana’s death may have helped prepare Prince William for fatherhood.

Although Prince William rarely talks about his mother’s passing, he did talk about the grief she experienced in a May 2020 BBC documentary titled Football, Prince William and our Mental Health.

“He will be emotional, stressed and probably quite bewildered by this sudden turn of events,” royal expert and former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK! Magazine, according to Marie Claire. “He may have all the privileges of life, but his health is paramount and beyond his control.”

“William will certainly be there for the children,” Bond continued. “They want to keep things as normal as possible, so I expect William to go to school, help with homework, cook and do the bedtime routine. Keeping the routine is important. But they’ll probably be a little confused.”

“William is, sadly, perfectly placed to help. He knows exactly what it feels like to be worried about your mother and, in his case, losing her. So he will take special care to reassure the children and tell them as much, or as little, as he thinks they need to hear.”

“Having children is the most life-changing time for you, really,” he told former English professional footballer Mavin Sordell. “And I agree with you; I think when you’ve been through something traumatic in life, and that’s your father being gone, my mother dying when I was younger, your emotions come flooding back because it’s such a different phase of life.” She added, “And there’s no one to, in a way, help you, and I definitely found it very, at times, overwhelming.”

What do you think about it, and do you think the prince’s attitude has changed much after the princess’s passing?