Prince William Gets Emotional While Remembering Late Mom Princess Diana in Heartfelt Speech: ‘Those We Have Lost Are Not Forgotten’

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While attending the official opening of the Manchester Arena memorial, Prince William got candid about his personal journey with grief.“For Catherine and I, it is very important that we are with you here today.

To remember the 22 lives so brutally taken. To acknowledge the hundreds of lives that were irrevocably changed and to pay tribute to the resilience of this great city,” William, 39, who was joined by wife Duchess Kate, said during a heartfelt speech on Tuesday, March 10. “I remember only too well the shock and grief on the faces of those I met when I visited Manchester in the days following the atrocity.”The Duke of Cambridge noted that he knew “the pain and the trauma” has not gone away following the 2017 bombing, which occurred during an Ariana Grande concert and killed 22 people. “As someone who lives with his own grief, I also know that what often matters most to the bereaved is that those we have lost are not forgotten,” he continued.

There is comfort in remembering. In acknowledging that, while taken horribly soon, they lived. They changed our lives.”William added: “They were loved, and they are loved.

It is why memorials such as the Glade of Light are so important. Why Catherine and I so wanted to be amongst you today. And we remember the entirety of the Manchester community who responded in the most heart-warming and life-affirming ways possible to support those affected.”The U.K.