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Post by drewsmom595 on Mar 13, 2009 23:47:41 GMT
I read that he's gotten involved in a charity for bereaved children. What a wonderful way to take what must've been an extremely painful experience, and do something good with it.
LONDON - Britain's Prince William recalled the death of his mother, Princess Diana, on Thursday as he became a royal patron of a charity she once was associated with.
"Losing a close family member is one of the hardest experiences that anyone can endure," William said at event organized by the Child Bereavement Charity.
"Never being able to say the word 'mummy' again in your life sounds like a small thing. However, for many, including me, it's now really just a word — hollow and evoking memories," said William, the second in line to the British throne after his father, Prince Charles. Story continues below ↓advertisement | your ad here
The charity tries to raise awareness of the problems that mothers whose children die and children who lose their mother can face.
Continuing mother's work Prime William said his mother once supported the charity and that he wanted to continue her work.
Diana, the world-famous Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris almost 12 years ago, when William was 15.
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Post by Clover on Mar 14, 2009 20:20:31 GMT
I'm glad he's decided to support this worthwhile cause, and in a superb position to understand the members with his history of losing his mother as a boy.
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Post by iamjumbo on Mar 17, 2009 12:36:56 GMT
don't they refer to him as "bonny" prince william? i wasn't aware that he's scottish
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Post by Big Lin on Mar 17, 2009 16:40:15 GMT
I've never heard him referred to that way, Jim.
Of course he has Scottish ancestry since the present royal family descends from the daughter of James VI of Scotland who was also (from 1603 to 1625) James I of England.
His daughter married the Elector of Hanover whose descendant became George I of England in 1714.
(I'll have to check out the genealogical tables for the exact relationship but that's about the size of it.)
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Post by iamjumbo on Mar 17, 2009 20:53:59 GMT
I've never heard him referred to that way, Jim. Of course he has Scottish ancestry since the present royal family descends from the daughter of James VI of Scotland who was also (from 1603 to 1625) James I of England. His daughter married the Elector of Hanover whose descendant became George I of England in 1714. (I'll have to check out the genealogical tables for the exact relationship but that's about the size of it.) after i thought about it, i think that it was prince charles who they were referring to as "bonny". the news people called him that
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Post by mouse on Mar 21, 2009 8:56:56 GMT
I've never heard him referred to that way, Jim. Of course he has Scottish ancestry since the present royal family descends from the daughter of James VI of Scotland who was also (from 1603 to 1625) James I of England. His daughter married the Elector of Hanover whose descendant became George I of England in 1714. (I'll have to check out the genealogical tables for the exact relationship but that's about the size of it.) his great grandmother was of course scots....
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Post by chefmate on Mar 21, 2009 13:10:41 GMT
Funny thing is, Diana was more royal than the royals as far as ancestry.
I believe much of Harry's antics are due to the fact he lost his mother at such a young age and on top of that has had to deal with intrusive media while trying to find his footing after such a worldwide event; Prince William is far more stablized than Harry and continues to prove he will make an excellent king while Harry is just a lost boy who still hasn't found his way.
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