Why Charles ‘made’ Prince William, Harry walk with Diana’s coffin: ‘He feared the public’

Years after Prince Harry recalled he moment he had to walk behind his mother’s coffin, Charles Spencer, brother to Princess Diana reveals it was done in order to safeguard Prince Charles – and here’s why.

The revelation comes in his piece for the Daily Mail and according to Earl Spencer, “Prince Charles was insisting that he wanted [to walk behind Diana’s coffin]. It is hard to see why, given his feelings for Diana. Also, an ex is never expected to act as chief mourner at their former spouse’s funeral. But he was adamant.”

In order to make his wishes come true the Earl claims the Queen’s Deputy Private Secretary said William and Harry would need to walk beside him to make it happen. As for the reason, the Earl explains it best.

Apparently, “this was out of fear that, if Prince Charles walked alone, members of the public might shout abuse at him. The committee realised that if they could persuade William and Harry to be there too, that would surely guarantee against insults flying.”

He even added a comment after that, and said, “how to deal with Prince Charles’s odd wish to walk behind Diana’s coffin exercised many minds for some time.”

For those unversed with the emotional toll it took on the young boys, Prince William recalled the moment back in 2017 and said for ‘Diana, 7 Days, “it was one of the hardest things I've ever done, that walk. It felt she was almost walking along beside us to get us through it.

in the same year Prince Harry spoke about his experience to Newsweek and admitted, "My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television. I don't think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances. I don't think it would happen today.”