She died 25 years ago this week.
A quarter-century ago, the world lost the most famous woman on the planet—and two boys lost a beloved mother. Princess Diana died in a Parisian car crash on August 31, 1997—at the time, Prince Harry was only 12, a couple of weeks away from his thirteenth birthday. Cut to present day: he is nearing turning 38 on September 15, and took to the stage to reflect on his late mother while playing polo in Aspen, Colorado on Thursday.
At the event, Harry was paying tribute to the late Princess of Wales’ legacy of public service. Harry founded Sentebale with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho back in 2006; the organization works to support children and young people in South Africa whose lives have been affected by poverty, inequality, and HIV/AIDS—a cause close to Diana’s heart.
“[We] very much so [talk about her],” he said. “I don’t tell him all the stuff that happened but certainly, ‘This is Grandma Diana.’ We’ve got pictures up in the house.”, Harry revealed there is a photo of Diana in Archie’s nursery.