Princess Diana’s close friend Julia Samuel recently offered a rare comment about being a friend to the late people’s princess, also touching on being a god mother to Diana’s grand child Prince George, the eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Talking to The Observer, Julia opened up about grieving for her friend who died following a car crash in Paris in 1997.
“I felt angry. I was angry that she died, and shocked and I couldn't really understand it all. I mean, I understand it better now. I understand that people felt they really knew and loved her. But I still feel sad today,” said Julia.
Julia also opened up about the experience of seeing over Prince George as he grows up, describing it as a ‘lovely’ way of honouring her friendship with the late Diana.
“Well, I feel lucky I was such a good friend of Princess Diana. And I really love my godson, George. And it's a lovely way of loving her,” said Julia.
Julia works as a grief counsellor and is also the founder of the charity Child Bereavement UK, of which Prince William is a patron.