“Devastated”: Why Duchess Meghan broke down after watching Princess Diana’s funeral
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is said to have broken down in tears when she watched Princess Diana’s funeral on TV back in 1997.
This is according to royal biographer Andrew Morton who has penned a new book about the Duchess called Meghan: A Hollywood Princess.
The Duchess of Sussex is said to have been extremely moved as she watched Diana’s coffin travel through the streets.
Morton said “tears coursed down their [Meghan and her friends] cheeks” when an envelope with the word “mummy” was placed next to the coffin.
Morton has also said that Meghan became captivated by Diana after her death.
“As friend Ninaki Priddy observed: ‘She was always fascinated by the royal family. She wanted to be Diana 2.0.’”
Prince Harry has previously revealed that he believes that his mum would have approved of Meghan and said that the pair would be “best friends”.
The news surrounding the book comes as Elton John shared a moving tribute to Diana saying that he misses her on the 22nd anniversary of her death.
The caption says “Miss you so much #PrincessDiana”.
The pair became instant friends after meeting in 1981 at Prince Andrew’s birthday party at Windsor Castle.
Speaking to the Vancouver Sun in 2000, John said: “When I arrived, there was no one there but the dance band and Princess Diana. We danced the Charleston alone on the floor for 20 minutes.”
John rewrote Candle in the Wind and performed Goodbye England’s Rose at Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997 and spoke about how moving it was.
“Me playing at the funeral was one of the most surreal things I have ever done. What was going through my mind was, ‘Don’t sing a wrong note. Be stoic,’” he told the Telegraph in the UK.
“Don’t break down and just do it to the best you can possibly do it without showing any emotion whatsoever.”
It’s clear that the performance had an impact on those attending, with Prince Harry saying that it was “incredibly emotional”.
“That was part of this whole trigger system, which nearly brought me to the point of crying in public, which I didn’t do,” he said in the documentary Diana, 7 Days.