Prince William shares never-before-seen photo of Diana with himself as a child in poignant Mother’s Day message

The Prince of Wales has shared a never-before-seen photo of the late Princess Diana in a poignant Mother’s Day message.

The picture shows Diana – who would have turned 65 this year – with a two-year-old Prince William in a field of flowers at the family’s main home at Highgrove, Gloucestershire in 1984.

It is from the Prince’s private family collection and has not been shown to the public before.

The heartfelt caption reads: ‘Remembering my mother, today and every day.

‘Thinking of all those who are remembering someone they love today. Happy Mother’s Day. W’

William pays tribute to Diana – who died in 1997 when he was 15 – every year on Mother’s Day, often posting a rare picture of the pair and a sweet caption.

Prince Harry has previously arranged for flowers to be laid at his late mother’s grave on the day.

And Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, along with celebrating their mother the Princess of Wales, have in recent years shared home-made cards addressed to their ‘Granny Diana’.

 
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The Prince of Wales has shared a never-before-seen photo of the late Princess Diana in a poignant Mother’s Day message

The Royal Family’s official X account also released a Mother’s Day message along with two photos of Queen Elizabeth II and one of Queen Camilla and her late mother Rosalind Shand.

A caption reads: ‘Wishing Mothers everywhere, and those who might be missing their Mums today, a restful Mothering Sunday.’

Ahead of Mother’s Day, Prince William proved he was ever the doting husband as Princess Kate joined him on a series of engagements in London on Thursday.

Borough Market was gripped by ‘Walesmania’ as fans clamoured for selfies while trying to shake hands with the Princess of Wales – but it appeared William, 43, only had eyes for his wife.

The royal couple made an unannounced pitstop at the market before making their way to Bermondsey for a pub crawl along the beer mile.

Throughout the day, it was clear William is just as enamoured by Kate as he was when they first started dating more than 20 years ago.

The future Queen, 44, was poised as she spoke about giving up alcohol in the wake of her cancer diagnosis while William listened with quiet admiration.

The pair engaged in playful banter as they tried their hand at brewing beer and even had a pint-pulling competition after William praised Kate’s beekeeping skills – declaring she ‘knows a lot’.

As they left their final engagement of the day at the RNLI Tower Lifeboat Station, one woman shouted ‘Happy Mother’s Day, Catherine!’

Earlier that day, Kate appeared to pay her own tribute to Diana – by wearing a pair of Cartier ‘Trinity’ hoops, much loved by the princess.

The glamorous sentimental jewellery piece is believed to have been a thoughtful gift from William to mark her 43rd birthday.

Created by Louis Cartier in the 1920s, the earrings are Kate’s sixth jewellery item from the Trinity collection, with the three intersecting hoops thought to be a nod to her three children.

The piece is also believed to be a loving tribute to her beloved mother-in-law, Princess Diana, who was a firm fan of Cartier’s ‘Trinity’ collection and famously frequently wore a distinct Trinity ring on her pinky finger.

Earlier this week, the Daily Mail’s Editor-at-Large Richard Kay told Palace Confidential that Princess Diana believed William ‘never really wanted the top job’ and quietly worked to pave the way for a potential King Harry.

Kay became a close personal friend of Diana in the final years of her life, going on to win the coveted title of Royal Reporter of the Year for his coverage of her tragic death in Paris in the summer of 1997.

He said: ‘The generation I had the most opportunity to study closely is the William and Harry generation. They were babies when I started and it has been very interesting to see them develop.

 
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The Royal Family’s official X account also released a Mother’s Day message along with a photo of Queen Elizabeth II with the Queen Mother

 
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The post also featured a picture of the late Queen with Princess Anne and Prince Charles – and one of her beloved corgis

 
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A sweet photo of Queen Camilla and her mother Rosalind Shand was also included in the post

 
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Princess Diana pictured with Prince William, left, and Prince Harry, right, in 1995

‘William has been a bit of a surprise. Certainly when his mother was still alive, he was a shy young man. Diana used to tell me she never really thought that William wanted the top job.

‘In her mind, Diana was preparing the way for Harry to succeed his father. She had a little nickname for him, good King Harry. A throwback to medieval days.

‘Of course, things didn’t work out like that. I think we’re all rather grateful that they haven’t worked out like that.

‘I think the consensus is that we got the right one. We’ve got the right one in William as Prince of Wales.’