How Prince Harry Was ‘Praised’ More Than Prince William At Princess Diana’s Funeral

Prince Harry and Prince William both attended their mom Princess Diana’s funeral 22 years ago. The royal siblings also walked behind their mom’s casket alongside their dad, Prince Charles, grandfather, Prince Philip, and uncle, Charles, Earl Spencer.

During an interview with 9 News Australia, royal photographer Arthur Edwards shared details from Princess Diana’s heartbreaking funeral. He said that the minute he stood behind that Princess of Wales’ coffin he couldn’t help but break down.

“I saw that coffin moving and I was really upset. And, of course, on the day of the funeral I’ll never forget that when the coffin went past me at Westminster Abbey, all I could hear was the click-clock of the horses’ shoes and just people sobbing all around me,” he said.

Edwards also said that he will never forget seeing Prince Harry walking behind Princess Diana’s coffin. During that time, an old lady kept cheering the young boy on. “God bless you, Harry,” she said.

“And I’ll never forget that. This little boy walking behind his mother’s coffin and I just thought ‘My God, God bless you, Harry.’ When he goes there on Saturday with Meghan and Archie I think it will be very moving,” Edward said.

By the looks of it, Prince Harry caught the attention of Princess Diana’s fans more than his older brother because he was much younger than Prince William. The Duke of Sussex didn’t also have as much time with Princess Diana compared to the Duke of Cambridge.

At the time of Princess Diana’s death, the Duke of Cambridge was already a teenager. As such, he might have already been mature enough to understand what had been going on. Prince Harry, on the other hand, was barely a teenager back then.

But another royal expert also said it still took Prince William a lot of courage to walk behind the Princess of Wales’ coffin. And Prince Philip helped change his mind about the situation.