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Princess Diana wanted to avoid ‘fracture’ between Prince William, Prince Harry

Prince Diana did not want Prince William and Prince Harry to grow up in a distorted family unit

Published July 01, 2026
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Princess Diana wanted to avoid ‘fracture’ between Prince William, Prince Harry
Princess Diana wanted to avoid ‘fracture’ between Prince William, Prince Harry

Princess Diana deeply resisted her divorce to King Charles for a poignant reason.

The former Prince of Wales, who passed away in a car accident in Paris 1997, did not want to officially split with King Charles due to children, Prince William and Prince Harry.

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It is reported that the Royal did not want her boys to be fitted against each other over their royal pecking order.

“Diana struggled with the divorce [from Prince Charles],” former Royal butler Paul Burell says.

He tells Casino.org, “She didn’t want it; she wanted to stay in the Royal Family, and for her, her struggle was keeping her boys safe and keeping her position.”

He added that it was “difficult” for Diana “to accept that the boys would grow up differently.”

“There was no difference between them in her eyes,” said the expert.

“That’s why she resisted the divorce, because she thought that fracture in the family would lead to problems and complications for her boys,” he says.

Eleen Bukhari
Eleen Bukhari is a London-based journalist and MSc graduate from Brunel University with over five years of experience. Specialising in the British Royal Family and global entertainment, she provides expert analysis of monarchy traditions, celebrity culture, and the evolving media narratives surrounding the world’s most high-profile figures.
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