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Harry was twelve.

The world remembers what came afterward through iconic images.

Flowers stretching outside palace gates.

Crowds lining London streets.

A coffin draped in the Royal Standard.

And behind it, two boys walking through an ocean of public grief while experiencing something painfully private.

Millions watched them.

Few could know what it felt like to be them.

William later spoke about how difficult that funeral procession had been, describing the strange experience of hearing people crying around him while he was trying to maintain composure.

There was an expectation surrounding the boys that went beyond ordinary mourning.

They weren’t simply Diana’s sons.

They were princes.

And royalty had rules.

Stand straight.

Keep moving.

Do not collapse.

Do not give the cameras the moment they are waiting for.

The images became part of British history.

For William and Harry, they were also memories of their mother’s funeral.