How Princess Diana, Harry Were ‘Shunned’ By Queen Elizabeth On Separate Occasions

Princess Diana and Prince Harry both experienced similar fates with Queen Elizabeth II but on different occasions.

When the Princess of Wales was still alive, she complained about not being understood by Her Majesty. Princess Diana also said that the royal family seemingly feared her emotions because they didn’t normally talk about theirs.

In the documentary “Diana: In Her Own Words,” Princess Diana told Andrew Morton how she went to the Queen once to ask what she should do with her marriage to Prince Charles. Instead of giving her sound advice, Her Majesty told Princess Diana that she had no idea what should be done.

Growing up, Prince Harry also experienced the same thing. In “Harry: Conversations With the Prince,” royal biographer Angela Levin said that the Duke of Sussex had such a troubled childhood and he was forced to keep everything inside.

Prince Harry felt that he also couldn’t open up to the Queen and even Prince Philip because both of them believed that emotions should be kept under control.

“While Harry, like his mother, does not,” she said.

Meanwhile, Princess Diana and the monarch also struggled to agree over the former’s decision to be a hands-on mom despite her royal status. When Prince William and Prince Harry were still young, the Princess of Wales made sure that she was part of their every milestone.

The Queen, on the other hand, relied on nannies when it came to raising her four children. In fact, after Prince Charles and Princess Anne were born, Her Majesty barely had the chance to bond with them.

In the book “William and Catherine,” royal author Andrew Morton revealed that during one trip to Balmoral, the Queen saw Princess Diana taking care of Prince William because his nanny wasn’t around.

The 93-year-old couldn’t help but ask why Princess Diana had to be so hands-on since there are millions of housemaids in Balmoral. But at the end of the day, the late royal still stood by her decision.