Good Lifestyle

Prince William Celebrated his 38th birthday and Father's Day last weekend and based on photosKate Middleton Shared on Instagram ofThe duke with their children-Prince George,Princess charlotte, andPrince Louis-It is a happy time for Cambridge. For years, Kate took up his own great photographs of his family and released them on the couple's instagram and they are easily the most comforting images ofWilliam and Cambridge children. While the photos clearly show Cambridge's duke revealing in the narrow binding that he has with his family, the royal insiders tell me that William spent the last months thinking aboutThe loss of his mother,princess diana, maybe more than ever.

"William lacks his mother. There are many times when it was difficult for him that she is not here to share the joy of being a grandmother to her children or helping a family crisis," said A royal initiate. "As he gets older, he became more important for him than Diana is part of the life of his children. So inevitably, for his birthday, his thoughts were with her."

The events of the last months - includingPrince Charlesbeingdiagnosed with coronavirus andPrince Harryrelocate to states withMeghan murder afterget off the royal life-Avoir William all the more determined to keep the memory of Diana alive for grandchildren she never learned to know.

https://www.instagram.com/p/cbs47lklpig/

In the 2017 ITV documentaryDiana our mother: her life and her inheritance, William spoke in a poignant way on how he and Kate "are constantly talking about" Granny Diana "" saying ", it's difficult because Catherine did not know her, so she can not provide this level of detail. So I regularly do George and Charlotte in bed, speaks of her and just try to remind them that there were two grandmothers in their life. It is important that they know who she was and existed. "

And these feelings are only vested because his children have had older. Recently, the duke talked about theImpact as the loss of his mother continues to have on him. In the BBC documentaryFootball, Prince William and our mental healthHe revealed: "Having children is the biggest moment changing life, it's really ... I think when you went through something trauma in life ...My mother dies When I was younger ... your emotions come back, in steps and limits. Because it's a different life phase and there is no one there to help you. I certainly found it very very overwhelming. "

At the Cambridge Kensington Palace apartment as well as their countryside, Anmer Hall, Norfolk, sources say that several pictures of Diana hung up and William often speaks to her to children. "The Duke and Duchess have made a special effort to share stories about how theThe princess of Wales has helped people All the whole world and how she inspired William to follow in his way, "said the initiate." It's sad and sweet he told the children how much they would have liked their grandmother and how she loved them. "

While George, Charlotte and Louis never felt the love of their paternal grandmother, Kate's recent photographs of his children show how much the spirit of Diana lives in them.Ingrid Seward detailed striking similarities inThe daily mail, noting the sidelong looks of Charlotte directed to the photographers (as at the baptism of Prince Louis in July 2018) are "reminiscent of 'timid di' In its bachelor's degree in Coleherne runs in 1980. "And while George shares painting and a charismatic smile of Spencer, he also inherited Diana and William's look of" slight apprehension "sometimes observed during the official outings.

"William can not help but see his mother as he looks at his children and watches them up," said a royal source. "It's both charming and sometimes a little sad. It's very sweet-sweet."

RELATED:For more information up to date, sign up for our daily newsletter.

In 2017, William spoke to the BritishGQ,marking the 20th anniversary of his mother's death. In the interview, he discussed how a father evoked feelings of huge loss. "I would like to have his counsel," he said. "I wish you had to meet Catherine and seeing the children grow up. It makes me sad that she will not do it,they will never know her. "

William has found great comfort in Kate's support as they keep the memory of Diana alive, as painful as it can sometimes be. "Catherine is aware of the enormous influence that the princess of Wales had on William and knows how much she is still missed by him. The Duchess has always shared William's desire forGive their children the "normal" a life as possible And she knows that William learned that from her mother, says my source. William begins to tell the children more how Diana showed him and Harry that there is a very large world, beyond the walls of the palace. With the duchess by his side, it's easier for him to focus on happy memories, rather than getting angry in pain on loss. And for happier memories, Cambridge shared, checkThe most adorable couples of William and Kate are doing a few moments through the years.

Diane Clehane is a journalist and author of New YorkImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.