The insider’s assertion has been backed up by a TV presenter who met the royal within the midst of her misery.
“She began crying a couple of bomb explosion that had occurred in Northern Eire. Then she went on to speak about William and Harry going to highschool and the way that upset her,” Belfast-born TV broadcaster Eamonn Holmes, 64, revealed.
He shared the emotional reminiscence whereas recalling a deeply private change with the late Princess of Wales.
Diana, who died aged 36 in a automotive crash in 1997, whereas she was a mom of two and the pressures of royal responsibility had been clashing together with her function as a father or mother.
Her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry – now aged 42 and 40 respectively – had been despatched to boarding college, a royal custom Diana reportedly discovered deeply distressing.
“She went into an entire literal sob story,” Holmes mentioned, referencing the emotional weight Diana carried, not solely over Northern Eire’s political violence but additionally the pressured distance from her kids.
He added: “We talked about all these issues. She was very linked to what was occurring in Northern Eire, very educated.”
The second unfolded after Holmes had complimented Diana on her outfit, which he mentioned was a selected inexperienced related to the Royal Ulster Constabulary – the Northern Irish police pressure throughout The Troubles.
He went on: “She mentioned, ‘Sure, RUC inexperienced, what do you assume?’
“And that’s when she bought upset – a couple of bomb, about William and Harry – all of it got here pouring out.”