Heartbreaking details emerge as Prince Harry shares how he learned of Princess Diana's tragic death

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Prince Harry has opened up about the devastating moment he was told of his mother, Princess Diana's, death.He was only 12 when King Charles, then Prince of Wales, broke the news to him about the fatal Paris car crash on August 31, 1997.

Although the Duke of Sussex initially believed that his mum would recover, certain phrases uttered by his father have remained etched in his memory "like darts in a board".In his tell-all book, 'Spare', Harry described how Charles sat beside him, placing a hand upon his knee as he conveyed the sorrowful information to his son.

The Duke recalled a strange look given by his father during this life-changing conversation. Despite learning of the accident from Charles, Harry harboured hope that his mother would be all right, eagerly anticipating a reassurance from his father, reports the Mirror.

He imagined, as mentioned in 'Spare', the sequence of events: "She's been taken to hospital, they'll fix her head, and we'll go and see her.