Before her untimely death in 1997, Princess Diana gave her eldest son Prince William a piece of advice about finding love that has always stuck with him.

In November of 1995, less than two years before she died, Diana sat down with BBC1 Panorama to give her side of the story about her divorce from Prince Charles after his affair with his now-wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. In this interview, host Martin Bashir asked Diana how she explained her split with Charles to their sons, William and Prince Harry.

“I went to the school and put it to William, particularly, that if you find someone you love in life you must hang onto it and look after it,” Diana said, according to Fox News. “And if you were lucky enough to find someone who loved you, then you must protect it.”

William was only ten years-old when his parents separated, with their divorce being finalized four years later.

“William asked me what had been going on, and could I answer his questions, which I did,” Diana explained. “He said, ‘Was that the reason why our marriage had broken up?’ And I said, ‘Well, there were three of us in this marriage, and the pressures of the media was another factor, so the two together were very difficult. But although I still loved Papa, I couldn’t live under the same roof as him, and likewise with him.’”

When asked how William took the answer, Diana replied, “He’s a child that’s a deep thinker, and we don’t know for a few years how it’s gone. But I put it gently, without resentment or anger.”

Diana was then asked if William, who is second in line for the throne behind his father, should succeed Queen Elizabeth on the throne.

“Do you think it would make more sense in the light of the marital difficulties that you and the Prince of Wales have had if the position of monarch passed directly to your son Prince William?” he asked.

“Well, then you have to see that William’s very young age at the moment, so do you want a burden like that to be put on his shoulders at such an age?” Diana responded. “So I can’t answer that question.”

“Would it be your wish that when Prince William comes of age that he was to succeed the queen rather than the current Prince of Wales,” Bashir asked, rephrasing the question.

“My wish is that my husband finds peace of mind, and from that follows other things, yes,”Diana said.

Diana died in 1997 in a car crash at the age of 36. William would go on to marry Kate Middleton in 2011, and they have since had three children together.

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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