Losing a close family member is one of the hardest experiences anyone can endure. Never being able to say the word 'mummy' again in your life sounds like a small thing. However, for many, including me, it is now really just a word -- hollow and evoking only memories....Life is altered as you know it, and not a day goes past without you thinking about the one you have lost. However, I also know that over time it is possible to learn to live with what has happened and, with the passing of years, to retain or rediscover cherished memories.
--Prince William of England, discussing the loss of his mother for the first time in public, as he made an appearance to aid a British charity's campaign "Remember on Mother's Day," 12 March 2009 (Mother's Day in the U.K.). His mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, died on August 31st, 1997 when he was fifteen and his brother Harry was twelve.
