Dame Deborah James ' widow has revealed Prince William gave his children some 'powerful advice' prior to the star's tragic death.
Sebastien Bowen - who shares two children with the late campaigner - says the future king "felt like a friend" when he visited his wife and their family earlier this year, and offered kindness to their young children as they prepared to say goodbye to their mother.
He details Prince William's "similar grief" from when he lost his own mother, Princess Diana, in August 1997, and recalls having to "manically tidy" ahead of the royal's visit to his home in May.