Princess Diana was ‘wrenched’ from leaving behind her old life

Princess Diana greatly struggled to move on from her married life with then Prince Charles.

The former Princess of Wales, who passed away in 1997, painstakingly allowed herself to move forward as she left Prince William and Prince Harry behind.

In his book A Royal Duty, former butler, Paul Burrell said: "The wrench of leaving behind her old life, the flat in London and the children at the kindergarten [where she worked], was upsetting.”

He added: "When she returned one day to see the children, all the youngsters she adored kept tugging on her sleeves and asking, 'Where have you been?' and 'When are you coming back?'"

According to Burrell: "She found the whole experience a 'traumatic nightmare' and left close to tears."

"It wasn't any easier when she returned to her old flat at No. 60 Colherne Court, where she lived with female flatmates, to remove her most precious possessions," the former butler wrote.

"She was alone with her thoughts in a flat full of memories as she polished and vacuumed. As she closed the door behind her, she had felt the urge to cry, she said."