Prince William has spoken of the grief he experienced as a child following the loss of his mother Princess Diana, reflecting on how “difficult” it can make life.

Princess Diana sadly died on August 31, 1997, following a tragic car accident in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. The crash, which also claimed the lives of her companion Dodi Al Fayed and driver Henri Paul, sent shockwaves across the globe.

During a recent visit to the Child Bereavement UK centre, a charity supporting grieving families, William opened up about the sorrow he felt as a 15-year-old coping with the loss of his mother.

“Sometimes the hardest thing about grief is finding the words for how you actually feel,” he said to those in attendance, as per the Daily Mail.

“It’s crucial for those first few years, particularly, (that) you have support like this…. It’s got you in your practice, how to help yourself.

“The mind gets focused on one thing, doesn’t it? It’s very difficult to do school and normal life.”

William has previously opened up about his ongoing grief. In 2022, during a poignant memorial service for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, he paid tribute to those lost while reflecting on his own experience with loss.

“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,” William said at the time.

“There is comfort in remembering. In acknowledging that, while taken horribly soon, they lived. They changed our lives. 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.”