prince william and his wife, Catherine, posted on Instagram Sunday cards their three children had made for “Granny Diana,” or William and Harry’s mother, to celebrate Britain’s Mother’s Day. The placement comes amid feuds with William’s brother, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan detailed the gap between the brothers in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
On Mother’s Day on Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted on Kensington Royal’s official Instagram account that “for those who have been mourning, today can be a special challenge.” William and Harry’s mother, princess Diana, died in a car accident in Paris in 1997 when William was 15 and Harry was 12.
“Every year on Mother’s Day, George, Charlotte, and Louis make cards in memory of their grandmother, Diana, for William,” the caption read.
“Dear Grandma Diana, I think of you on Mother’s Day,” wrote Princess Charlotte, 5. “I love you very much. Dad misses you. Lots of love, Charlotte. ‘
Prince George, 7, wrote “Happy Happy Mother’s Day. I love you very much and always think of you.”
Prince Louis, who is almost 3, drew a heart.
William and Catherine also posted a photo of a cake they said was made by the children celebrating “two other special mothers today” and a photo of Catherine as a child and her mother.
The messages come a week later Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, told Oprah about rifts between them and members of the Royal family, including William and Catherine. Meghan refuted a 2019 story that she made Catherine cry for Meghan and Harry’s wedding, saying that Catherine was the one who made her cry.
In clips aired on “CBS This Morning,” Meghan said the Royal Family had never acknowledged that there was any difference in the way she was treated – including racist attacks and the introduction of social media – and the way Catherine was treated. treated.
“Kate’s name was ‘Waity Katie’, waiting to marry William, while I imagine it was very difficult, and I do. I can’t imagine what that felt like. This isn’t the same,” said Meghan.
She continued, “And if a member of his family will safely say that we’ve all dealt with things that are rude, rude, and racist, aren’t the same.”
Meghan also said there were discussions within the royals about “how dark” their son Archie’s skin tone would be, a conversation Harry said he never wanted to discuss. When asked about those comments a few days after the interview, William said the family is “not a racist family at all.”
Harry said his father, Prince Charles, “didn’t take my calls” at one point when he asked for more security for him and Meghan. He said he was ‘history repeating itself’ in the way Meghan was treated, compared to the way his mother was treated by his family.
Harry said that he and William “went through hell together”, but that they are now on “different paths”.