Royal Family mark Mother’s Day with touching photographs

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Prince William and Kate Middleton have shared home-made cards from Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have addressed to their ‘Granny Diana’ to mark Mother’s Day – just a week after Prince Harry spoke about his and Meghan Markle’s experience in relation to his mother during the tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview.  

The cards were shared by the Kensington Palace official Instagram account, with a sweet message encouraging those struggling with bereavement.

Noting this Mother’s Day was ‘different,’ the Palace revealed Prince William, 38, and Kate Middleton’s children write letters to their paternal grandmother each year on Mother’s Day.

The cards made by the Cambridge children were adorned with flowers, hearts and rabbits – with Princess Charlotte writing: ‘Papa is missing you.’ 

Prince George, seven, and Princess Charlotte, five, wrote the letter themselves, while Prince Louis, who turns three in April, signed his name. 

In a second post, the Duke of Cambridge shared a photograph of a very colourful cake made by his children for their mother, Kate Middleton, and a snap of Carole Middleton holding a young Kate’s hand.

The caption read: ‘Celebrating two other special mothers today. Made by George, Charlotte and Louis.’ 

The posts come just a week after Prince Harry discussed Megxit and claimed his biggest fear was that ‘history would repeat itself,’ and told Oprah Winfrey: ‘For me, I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago.

‘It has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have each other.’

When asked what his mother would think of Megxit, Prince Harry added: ‘I think she would feel very angry with how this has panned out, and very sad. But, ultimately, she’d – all she’d ever want is for us to be happy.’

He added: ‘I think she saw it coming. And I certainly felt her presence throughout this whole process. 

‘And, you know, for me, I’m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side,’ he added. 

‘Because I can’t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago, because it’s been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other.’

During the broadcast, Meghan Markle also accused Kate Middleton of making her cry in the bombshell tell-all Oprah Winfrey chat.  

Previously, it was believed it was Meghan who had made Kate cry during a row over bridesmaids’ dresses.

In the touching post from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today, the eldest children, George and Charlotte, wrote letters saying how much they loved their grandmother, who died in 1997.

‘Dear Granny Diana, Happy, happy mother’s day. I love you very much and think of you always, sending lots of love from George,’ one read.

In her own letter, made with pink paper and a rainbow heart, Princess Charlotte wrote: ‘Dear Granny Diana, I am thinking of you on mother’s day. I love you very much. Papa is missing you Lots of love, Charlotte.’

Another card in green was adorned with a colourful heart and signed ‘Louis’ in capital letters. 

A post accompanying the cards read: ‘This year Mother’s Day will be different once again.

‘Many of us will be apart from our loved ones, but looking forward to a time in the not too distant future when we can give our mother a hug again.

‘But for those experiencing bereavement, today may be particularly challenging. 

‘Each year on Mother’s Day, George, Charlotte and Louis make cards remembering their Granny, Diana, for William.

‘Whatever your circumstances, we are thinking of you this Mother’s Day,’ it concluded.  

Royal fans were quick to take to the comments section, with many saying it was a sweet way to honour the memory of Prince William and Prince Harry’s mother.

‘This is a beautiful way to honour Diana,’ wrote one, while a second penned: ‘This actually brought tears to my eyes….absolutely beautiful.’

A third added: ‘Such a very sweeeett cards from The Cambs kiddos.’ 

Elsewhere, new mum Princess Eugenie took to Instagram and shared an adorable snap of her and husband Jack Brooksbank’s son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank lying among a field of brightly coloured daffodils. 

A second photograph showed Sarah Ferguson holding a young Princess Eugenie, alongside a caption which read: ‘I’m so excited to be August’s mum and as you can see I’m enjoying my first Mother’s Day.⁣ I’m also celebrating my beautiful Mumma with this picture of us from March 1990. You’ve taught me so much. ⁣ ⁣Happy Mother’s Day to all.’

The daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, 30, welcomed her first child, who is 11th in line to the throne, with Jack on February 9 at London’s Portland Hospital. The couple were pictured leaving the hospital three days later on February 12.

The new mother shared her first family picture with her son  – the Queen’s ninth great grandchild – last month, which is thought to have been taken in the grounds of Frogmore Cottage, where the couple are currently living.

It comes as the Royal Family has shared a touching photograph of a young Queen, then princess Elizabeth, smiling with her mother at Royal Lodge in Windsor during WWII to mark Mother’s Day.    

Taking to Instagram, the official Royal Family account led tributes with the sweet snap which was taken a day before Her Majesty’s fourteenth birthday, alongside a caption which read: ‘To all Mums everywhere, we wish you a very special Mother’s Day.’ 

The Prince of Wales, 72, also took to Clarence House’s social media page and posted a photograph of him and his mother, Her Majesty, giggling together as they exchanged a joke during the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland in 2010. 

It comes after a tumultuous week for the Royal Family following the bombshell interview of Prince Harry, 36 and Meghan Markle, 39, with US broadcaster Oprah Winfrey. 

The Duchess of Cornwall, 73, also honoured the memory of her mother, the late Rosalind Shand, with a touching photograph which dates back to the 1990s.

Elsewhere, Sarah Ferguson shared a collage of several photographs of her mother Susan Barrantes, who died in 1998 – and also gave a subtle nod to her own daughter’s baby, grandson August, who was born in February.

In the caption, she penned: ‘To my Mum, you are with me everyday and you would be so proud of your Great Grandson August. Thank you for all you taught me and the joy you showed me.’ 

Royal fans were quick to send their well-wishes to the Queen and her children on Mother’s Day.

‘What a beautiful Photo. Happy Mother’s Day,’ wrote one, while a second penned: 

‘Two Elizabeths, two Queens.’ 

A third added: ‘How adorable! Childhood memories.’

Mother’s Day marks the end of a very tumultuous week for the Royal family following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey 

The Duke of Cambridge was the first royal to personally respond to the allegation during his first royal engagement since the Oprah interview on Thursday, as he also revealed that he has not spoken to his brother since it came out, but added that he ‘will do’.   

It was also the first engagement for Kate since she was accused by Meghan of making her cry in the bombshell tell-all chat.  

Meghan said: ‘She (Kate) was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologised. And she brought me flowers’. 

During the Oprah interview, Meghan also revealed details about their strained relationship, saying of pictures of them laughing at Wimbledon, ‘Nothing is what it looks like.’

She added that Kate being called ‘waity Katie’ in the press couldn’t compare to the alleged racism she faced. 

Meghan also made allegations that she felt suicidal and turned to the palace for help. 

The Duchess of Sussex told Oprah she ‘couldn’t be left alone’ and told her husband she ‘didn’t want to be alive anymore’ before claiming the Buckingham Palace HR department ignored her plea for help because she wasn’t a ‘paid employee’.   

Describing how she considered ending her life believing it ‘was better for everyone’, Meghan said: 

‘I knew that if I didn’t say it, that I would do it. I just didn’t want to be alive anymore. 

‘And that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought. I remember how he just cradled me. I said that I needed to go somewhere to get help. 

‘I said that ‘I’ve never felt this way before, and I need to go somewhere’. And I was told that I couldn’t, that it wouldn’t be good for the institution’.

She said that after confiding in her husband, she was forced to go to the Royal Albert Hall for a charity event in January 2019, claiming photos from that night ‘haunt me’. 

She told Oprah she later reached out to one of the best friends of Diana, Princess of Wales, because she felt unsupported by the palace.

She said: ‘When I joined that family, that was the last time I saw my passport, my driving licence, my keys – all of that gets turned over’. 

Meghan said Harry had ‘saved my life’ by agreeing to move to Los Angeles.

During the broadcast, Prince Harry hinted at the extent of the alleged rift between the two brothers, claiming that their relationship was now ‘space,’ but added he hoped time would be a healer. 

He went on to claim he was ‘on different paths’ to William and spoke about his brother was ‘trapped’ in the Royal Family.   

Harry also said he felt ‘very let down’ by his father Prince Charles, accusing him of refusing to take his calls and and then ‘cut him off’ financially when they emigrated.

He said: ‘My father and brother. They’re both trapped’ and added that his mother Diana would be ‘angry and sad’ that he felt he had to leave the royal family, but ‘she saw it coming’. 

Harry said: ‘All she’d ever want for us is to be happy’, adding that his wife had ‘saved me’, declaring: 

‘I myself was trapped, as well. I didn’t see a way out’. 

The Queen broke her silence on the interview on Tuesday, voicing her ‘concern’ over the issues raised, ‘particularly that of race’, although the statement added that ‘some recollections may vary’.  

There has been much speculation about which member of the royal family they were accusing of racism.

But during the interview the couple would not be drawn on who had deeply offended them.

Harry said: ‘That conversation, I am never going to share. At the time it was awkward, I was a bit shocked.’