The Prince of Wales was just 15-years-old when he and Prince Harry, 12, lost their mother, Princess Diana, to a tragic car crash in Paris in 1997.
Prince William has openly discussed the profound impact of his mother Princess Diana 's death on his life, admitting that at the time he "couldn't understand" why people who had never met her were so grief-stricken.
In the emotional ITV documentary 'Diana, Our Mother', which aired in 2017, William shared his determination for the tragedy not to defeat him, saying: "It'll either make or break you. And I wouldn't let it break me, I wanted it to make me. I wanted her to be proud of the person I'd become. He said: "They were shouting, wailing, literally wailing at us, throwing flowers, and yelling, sobbing, breaking down, people fainted, collapsed. It was a very alien environment.
"I couldn't understand why everyone wanted to cry as loud as they did and show such emotion as they did when they didn't really know our mother. I did feel a bit protective at times about that. You didn't even know her why and how are you so upset? Now looking back, I have learnt to understand what it was she gave the world and what she gave a lot of people."
"In short, Scotland is the source of some of my happiest memories. But also, my saddest. I was in Balmoral when I was told that my mother had died. Still in shock, I found sanctuary in the service at Crathie Kirk that very morning.
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