Tearjerking Moment Prince William Comforts Boy Who Lost His Mum

In an emotional moment during a visit to a hospice in Bedfordshire, the Duke of Cambridge put his hand on 14-year-old Ben Hines’s shoulder and urged him to keep talking about his feelings with his family.

William’s brother Prince Harry has admitted he refused to discuss his grief for years, but Wills was adamant that sharing feelings would help.

“Time makes it easier,” he said, as Ben shared treasured memories of his mother Alexandra, who died last summer from cancer at the age of 40. “I miss her so much,” the boy said.

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“I know how you feel. I still miss my mother every day – and it’s 20 years after she died,” said William, who is about to mark the 19th anniversary of Diana’s death.

"The important thing is to talk about it as a family. It’s OK to feel sad, it's OK for you to miss her."

William, 34, made Ben, who has mild autism, and his brothers Thomas, 20, and Richard, 24, and their father Gary, 48, promise that they would keep talking to each other.

"As four boys, you have to talk a lot better - we're not good sharers. It's a classic example of lots of talking needed,” he said.

“I promise, sir,” said Thomas.

During the visit to the Keech Hospice, the Duchess of Cambridge made her own emotional connection with the bereaved when she gave a hug to a six-year-old boy who lost his eldest brother two years ago. “I love cuddles,” she said.