Prince Harry revealed the heartbreaking moment he found out his mum, Princess Diana , had died. Aged just 12, Harry was told be his father, King Charles , of the fatal crash that killed the Princess of Wales on August 31, 1997. While he explained he initially thought his mother would be okay, Harry admitted there were telling phrases used by his dad at the time that have stuck in his mind "like darts in a board".
Writing in his memoir, Spare, Harry told how his dad sat on the edge of his bed and put his hand on his knee to break the tragic news to his youngest son. Harry told how his dad "looked at me in a funny way, a way he'd never looked at me before" when he told him the devastating news of his mother's death. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US .
READ MORE: Prince Harry fighting in war 'better than staying in UK' as he got one thing he never had with family While Charles told the Duke of the crash, Harry said he still believed his mother would be okay and patiently waited for his dad to confirm that would be the case. Explaining his thought pattern, Harry wrote: "She’s been taken to hospital, they'll fix her head, and we’ll go and see her. Today.
Tonight at the latest." However, he soon realised that wasn't the case and that his mum had passed. Sharing the phrases that followed, Harry said his dad then said: "They tried, darling boy.
I’m afraid she didn't make it." It's these phrases Harry so vividly remembers.
