King ‘regrets’ forcing William and Harry to walk behind Diana’s coffin

Princess Diana’s two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry bravely walked behind their mother’s casket in the one-mile procession to Westminster Abbey on September 6, 1997. Christopher Anderson, author of the new book The King: The Life of Charles III, spoke to Royally Us about King Charles’ “deep regrets” of the day of his first wife’s funeral.Host Christina Garibaldi asked Mr Anderson about the “regret” that Charles felt after “forcing” William and Harry to walk behind their mother’s coffin, adding that it is “something that still haunts him, probably to this day”.He replied: “I think it haunts him, as it haunts them.”[William and Harry have] spoken about it.”He added: “I’ve written that, I believe, it’s a form of PTSD.READ MORE: Prince Harry ‘missed the mark’ as Duke desperate to appear ‘relatable’ with royal memoir Charles with his sons at Diana’s funeral in 1997 (Image: GETTY) Princess Diana’s funeral took place in September 1997 (Image: GETTY)”Harry uses terms like the triggering of even flying into London and it reminds him of that day when he had to walk behind the coffin.”They were, more or less, bullied into doing it by the Palace, by the men in grey who really run the Palace, [who] Diana used to complain about.”The royal author also spoke of Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer’s noted “regret” of trying to “convince” William and Harry [to walk behind the coffin].He also pointed out that Charles “understands that to some extent he is responsible for [William and Harry] having to suffer through”.READ MORE: Royal Family LIVE: Queen Elizabeth II’s touching handwritten letter to William revealedAt the time of Diana’s funeral, on September 6, 1997, William was just 15 and Harry was just 12 .Diana, who was just 36, died six days prior to the funeral, on August 31, 1997.The late Princess died from the injuries she had sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris.Her romantic partner, Dodi Fayed, also died in the crash.DON’T MISSMeghan and Harry ‘very unlikely’ to lose Sussex titles [REVEAL]Harry to be ‘front and centre’ of book promotion tour in UK return [REPORT]Sussexes ‘very happy building life’ in US as titles on the line [INSIGHT] King Charles with William, Harry and Diana’s brother Earl Spencer (Image: GETTY)