Diana ‘unselfishly’ gave up William and Harry to royals, expert claims

Speaking to GB News host Dan Wootton, Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell described William and Harry as the “two most important people in [Diana’s] life”. The former butler, who worked for Diana for ten years, spoke of the relationship Diana had with her sons, and how the Princess “gave up” her sons “unselfishly” as they needed to “learn the ropes” for their future roles within the monarchy.Mr Wootton described The Crown’s portrayal of Diana’s relationship with her sons as “nasty and negative”.He claimed that the show “made out that [Diana] made her son take sides in the marriage battle” with their father, the now-King Charles III and “as if Prince William is not supportive of his mother”.Dan asked Mr Burrell if there is truth in the portrayal, and he claimed: “It’s not, it’s not true.”She adored her boys, [but] you know what she did, she gave them up, unselfishly, to the Royal Family.”READ MORE: Meghan told to ‘have some perspective’ as Duchess attacked over ‘word-policing’ in podcast Diana with her sons William and Harry (Image: PA) William and Harry were only 15 and 12 when Diana died in 1997 (Image: GETTY)He claimed: “She said to me, ‘well, they belong to the family’, ‘they need to learn the ropes of the futures lives’, ‘they need to be with their grandmother’, ‘they need to be with their cousins and everyone else.”He claimed that Diana said “at least I can have them two weeks a year to take them on holiday in the summer”, adding, “that’s how unselfish she was”.The former butler claimed: “She had a great relationship with both [of] her boys.”Speaking of the latest series of The Crown, he claimed: “This is a cruel portrayal of Princess Diana’s character”.READ MORE: Fergie told not to share pictures of Andrew with Queen’s dogs to ‘protect her reputation’Princess Diana died, aged just 36, in August 1997.She died from the injuries she sustained from a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France.At the time of their mother’s tragic death, Prince William was just 15, and Harry was just 12.DON’T MISSHarry and Meghan ‘mistook popularity for position’ in key moment [REPORT]Meghan Markle brings the drama with a ‘weapon’ [REPORT] Meghan claims ‘influential’ woman told her not to give up ‘activism’ [REPORT] William and Harry were the “two most important people” in Diana’s life, Mr Burrell claims (Image: PA)