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Prince Harry has explained the harrowing word that kept getting used in the aftermath of his mother's death that felt like a "punch in the throat".
The Duke of Sussex was just 12 years old when his mum, Princess Diana, was killed in a tragic crash on August 31, 1997. He admitted he didn't believe the severity of the tragedy at first and kept thinking the Princess of Wales was going to be okay.
However, it soon became apparent that she would not and had died at the age of 36.
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William, Harry and Charles at Diana's funeral (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)Writing about the days that followed, Harry described how his dad, King Charles, and Diana's sisters, his Aunt Sarah and Aunt Jane, had gone to Paris to find out more about the fatal incident.
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He wrote: "They needed to learn more about the crash, someone said. And they needed to arrange for the return of Mummy’s body. Body.
"People kept using that word. It was a punch in the throat, and a bloody lie, because Mummy wasn’t dead."
Elsewhere in his book, Harry revealed the heartbreaking gift his Aunt Sarah gave him on her return. He said his aunt hand him a tiny blue box.
Unsure of what it was initially, Harry penned: "Aunt Sarah explained that, while in Paris, she’d clipped two locks from Mummy’s head."
Harry is currently residing stateside after leaving his duties as a senior working royal in 2020. Alongside his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two kids, the Duke took a step back from his duties and aimed a number of accusations in the firm's direction.
However, it's claimed Charles could be willing to welcome him back into the family so long as Harry gives his dad an "iron-clad guarantee".
Royal expert Tom Quinn recently told The Mirror: "King Charles would love to be closer to Harry and to have a relationship with his son that actually works. But this depends on Harry giving his father cast-iron guarantees that there will be no more books and no more embarrassing interviews."