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Prince William Shares 1984 Photo with Diana on Mothers Day

Published 15 March 2026

Prince William marked Mother's Day with a heartfelt tribute to his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, sharing a previously unreleased photograph of the two together on social media. The image, taken in 1984 at the family's Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire, captures a two-year-old William standing beside Diana in a field of flowers. William, the Prince of Wales, posted the photo from the family's private collection on platform X, accompanied by a signed message: "Remembering my mother, today and every day. Thinking of all those who are remembering someone they love today. Happy Mothers Day. W"

Diana died at age 36 in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997. She would have celebrated her 65th birthday on July 1 this year. The tribute reflects William's ongoing efforts to honor her memory, particularly as a parent himself. He has three children with Catherine, the Princess of Wales: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

The wider royal family also used the occasion to share family photographs on X. One image shows a young King Charles and his sister, Princess Anne, seated on a garden bench at Balmoral in Scotland in 1953 with their mother, the late Queen...

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