Princess Diana was considered the People’s Princess and a symbol of compassion and humanitarianism. She was everything but ordinary, “breaking” traditions when it came to her children’s happiness. Her passion for motherhood was unmatched.

Ever since her tragic passing, her sons, Harry and William, have gone to great lengths to continue her legacy and honor her to the best of their ability.
“When everybody says ‘she was funny, give us an example’. All I can hear is her laugh,” Harry said in an interview he and William gave back in 2017.

“She was one of the naughtiest parents, she’d come and watch us play football and smuggle sweet into her socks, literally walking back from a football match and having five packages of [candy]. And just, the whole shirt was full with sweets.”

“We felt incredibly loved by her, and I’m very grateful that the love still feels there,” William added.” It feels like a good time to remember her and hopefully provide a different side.”

“It was that love, even though she was on the other side of the room, as her son you could feel it,” Harry said.

She did all in her power to provide a normal childhood to her sons. “William adores his little brother and spends the entire time swamping Harry with an endless supply of hugs and kisses, hardly letting the parents near!” Diana’s handwritten letter to a former steward at Buckingham Palace, Cyril Dickman, states, as reported by The Sun.

One time, she canceled royal lunch because she wanted to take her kids to McDonald’s, chef Darren McGrady shared with Marie Claire. “And I said, ‘Oh my God – your Royal Highness, I can do that, I can do burgers.’ And she said, ‘No, it’s the toy they want,’” McGrady recalled.

Diana was perfectly aware that her children were meant to be protected from the outside world and she was determined to teach them about what’s outside the walls of the royal palace. At the same time, she wanted their childhood to be as normal as possible.