Prince William Gave a Boy Who Lost His Mother Advice on How to Cope With Grief
"I still miss my mother every day."
While visiting Keech Hospice in Luton, England on Wednesday, Prince William met a 14-year-old boy grieving the loss of his mother and shared some heartbreaking advice to remind him he wasn't alone.
"Time makes it easier," he told the boy, Ben Hines, according to the Telegraph. "I know how you feel. I still miss my mother every day - and it's 20 years after she died."
Prince William was only 15 - barely older than Hines - when Princess Diana was involved in a fatal car crash in 1997. According to Hines's father, it was obvious his son's story had "struck a chord" with the prince, and he gave the 14-year-old his "absolute attention" while he talked about his mother and how much he missed her. At some point, Prince William put his hand on Hines's shoulder.
"Promise me that you will talk to each other," he told Hines, his two brothers, and his father. Men, he explained, aren't "great sharers" - echoing his sentiment from earlier this year while campaigning for fathers to be more open with their kids about mental health.
The family agreed to try.
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