Prince William was comforted by his grandfather, Prince Philip, during Princess Diana's funeral during a touching moment that was almost missed by the cameras.
- Prince Philip was not only the Queen's adored husband, but also a much-loved grandfather and great-grandfather.
- When the funeral procession took place in September of 1997, the royal family walked as part of the procession, an event William confesses in a video was "one of the hardest things I've ever done".
- In other royal news, Prince William’s bond with Harry is ‘unbreakable’ despite months of tension.
When Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997, William and Harry were just 15 and 12 years old.
As the young boys attended their mother's funeral, there was a special moment shared between Prince William and Prince Philip, who died last year at the age of 99.
Philip agreed to go with William and Harry, when the late Duke thought they were out of sight of the cameras, he privately consoled William, with a heartfelt gesture.
Philip reached out to his grandson and lovingly touched his back as the procession passed under an arch in Horse Guards Parade on its route to the Abbey.
The late Duke of Edinburgh also told Martin Palmer, co-founder of The Alliance of Religions and Conservation, about the moment of comfort on that tragic day.
In the ITV documentary Philip: Prince, Husband, Father, Martin said, "There’s a moment where they go under the Horse Guards Parade arch where it’s quite clear that Prince Philip - and I asked him about this he said, 'Yes, I didn’t think the cameras could see us' - at that point he turns to William, who he is walking beside and comforts him."
Martin added,"You’ve just got to watch that moment and realise here is a grandfather who is trying to help his young, very vulnerable grandson struggle through this awful, awful moment.
"He knew what it was like to be a member of a dysfunctional family and he did his damnedest to make sure that did not happen to his grandchildren."
