Prince William Reflects on Mom Princess Diana's Death in Emotional Speech
etonline.comPrince William spoke from the heart on Tuesday during a moving speech about loss and grief at the opening of the Manchester Arena memorial.
The 39-year-old Duke of Cambridge got emotional as he reflected on the death of his mother, Princess Diana, while sharing the importance of remembering loved ones who have died.“For Catherine and I, it is very important that we are with you here today.
To remember the 22 lives so brutally taken," William said to those in attendance, referring to the bombing at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert which took the lives of nearly two dozen people. «To acknowledge the hundreds of lives that were irrevocably changed and to pay tribute to the resilience of this great city.
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.”William continued, noting he knows the “the pain and the trauma” from the tragic event „has not gone away“ despite the time that has passed. »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 said. «There is comfort in remembering.
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