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Prince William: ‘grief never entirely lost’ after Princess Diana’s death
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well said
I wish him the best.
Side note: I don’t think he looses much sleep over Harry getting more press than him–they both hate it!
Of course his grief isn’t entirely lost. When you love someone and they pass away, there is a sense of loss that never goes away. You adapt to life without that person, but you never forget and you never stop loving them.
I don’t think that’s why he hasn’t married Kate yet, though. I think it’s more because he witnessed his own parent’s horrible and ugly divorce and is probably afraid of going through the same thing. They seem to really love each other, however, and have been together quite a long time, so I hope he gets past those fears and is able to have a healthy and happy marriage with her. They seem like a well matched couple.
i think he is dealing with the death of his mother very well. As someone who lost a parent as a child- in the same way that william did, I can honestly say that you can move on, and you do get by, and while the grief remains, it is also diminished, you can look back and remember fondly (as he said). I dont think this means that he is forever saddled with a fear of abandonment or survivors guilt- and i personally find such a statement a bit silly. I think he is quite simply a self aware young man, who is going on with his life, and who is committed to his girlfriend and maybe thinking about settling down. you dont need to make it into more than it is.
Ok, the cynic in me is jumping out. Prince William didn’t write that grief speech – therefore, it certainly didn’t come from the heart. I don’t doubt that he still grieves for his mother – who wouldn’t, but if the words were from his own heart, I may believe they were completely sincere. That’s the problem with speech writers… too much dependence on someone else writing about your own personal feelings.
I doubt that Will wrote this statement, but hopefully it does reflect his feelings. Where would anyone get the idea that William is dumb? I believe that that is Harry’s forte. William, I understand, was quite academic while in school. Both the boys hate publicity and the press.
This is a superficial comment: I am a couple of years younger than William, and I had a big crush on him in my pre-teen years. Harry always seemed awkward-looking in comparison. But as they’ve gotten older, Harry seems to have become better-looking than Wills… even though he does dumb things over and over. William’s got a jewel in Kate Middleton though. It would be nice to see them get married.
He may not have written the words, but I’m sure he means them. Having lost my own mother, I know that while the grief and loss become more manageable, I will always miss her.
I must say, the timing of this is unbelievable. Mere days ago people were publically accusing him of doing nothing and barely doing royal engagements, and since then he hasn’t stopped doing them and is now talking about his mother. Great PR team, trying to recover some badly needed credibility. It’s totally not working for me and feels massively contrived. Diana would be so disappointed if she saw what her two children turned into.
::William, I understand, was quite academic while in school. Both the boys hate publicity and the press.::
Supposedly, William is the smartest royal yet according to standardized testing. So, there’s really no reason for him to commit himself to a life of doing the bare minimum or taking part in things that aren’t helping anyone. As for hating the publicity and press, I should think he has bigger fish to fry if he’s supposed to inherit the monarchy and allow it to survive another generation. If I were him, I’d be taking that prospect a little more seriously because at this rate it isn’t going to be there when he stands to inherit the throne. Press and publicity are the only tools he has left to ensure the survival of his family, he better start using it.
His mother would have been so proud of him!
Awww. I was a grown adult and a mother of a two year old when she died and I remember my heart breaking for these two boys during the funeral and after. I think wherever she is, she’s proud of her boys. And I do think this is something that she would support whole-heartedly.
oh dear, even though he said it well regarding grieving over one’s parent, i can’t help but notice he’s going bald really quickly. that sucks. he’ll be totally bald by the time he’s like 32 or so.
It doesn’t strike me as being a ghost-written address. He is a university graduate from St. Andrew’s and would have had to have become adept at putting pen to paper, as it were there.
In interviews with him when he was much younger and doing overseas work during his gap year, he came across as being very articulate and thoughtful.
He is, however, physically morphing more and more into a Windsor with each passing hour. The Spencer genes are that bit stronger in Harry 😉
So sad, he looks like he’s fighting to keep from crying in the header photo. How children go on after such a tremendous loss is difficult to fathom.
The press pursued Diana relentlessly, and most people recognize that the paparazzi played a role in her death, and that is why both boys hate and distrust the press/paparazzi; in Europe paparazzi behavior is even worse than here, and has been for some time. Remember her brother’s comment to the effect that Diana was named after the Goddess of the hunt, and that she was the most hunted woman of the century?
I wonder how William really feels about the prospect of inheriting the throne. It must feel like a terrible burden for such a young man. I’d be tempted to take the money and run, but I don’t imagine that he feels that he has much choice in the matter.
he is SO BALDING 🙁
Charles writes most of his speeches/addresses, as does the Queen and if they don’t, they have great input into them. I would say that William probably did write this.
He needs to get marrried before he looks just like his father…
Mairead, I totally agree.
Why is it that everyone is under the impression that William didn’t write this? The reason he’s in the public eye is because he’s a British royal (and largely because the media has watched him and his brother grow up since Princess Diana’s death)- he’s not some American celebrity.
Being Royal Patron of charities and helping the people of his nation in the best way he can are things that are his responsibility! It’s not some publicity stunt put on by his “people”.
I believe he wrote it as well. I have another question for a Brit or someone familiar with this charity. Exactly what does the child bereavement charity do? I understand the thought behind it from his statement,but what do they fund? Counseling, wreaths on graves, education about grief?
I don’t understand what William’s balding head has to do with the Child Bereavement Charity.
Hi really enjoyed reading your post.
Which adverts were shown on either side/ in between the coverage of Princess Dianas funeral or wedding?
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