Prince Harry says ‘no child should be asked’ to walk behind their mother’s coffin, as he was for Diana aged 12
Royal had to walk through streets of London with 'millions of people watching' after he lost his mum
PRINCE Harry has said no child should be asked to walk behind a parent's coffin "under any circumstances".
The royal, 32, recalled following his mum Princess Diana's coffin at her funeral procession in 1997, a week after she died in a car crash at the age of 36.
Harry, then 12 years old, was joined by his brother William, then 15, dad Prince Charles, granddad Prince Philip and uncle Earl Spencer as the cortege made its way through the streets of London.
Harry told magazine: "My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television.
"I don't think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances. I don't think it would happen today."
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The prince, who revealed in April that his grief over Diana led to two years of "total chaos", added: "I didn't want to be in the position I was in, but I eventually pulled my head out of the sand, started listening to people and decided to use my role for good.
"I am now fired up and energised and love charity stuff, meeting people and making them laugh."
He also praised his late mum for showing him how to live an ordinary life, declaring: "Even if I was king, I would do my own shopping."
Harry, who is dating US actress Meghan Markle, added: I am determined to have a relatively normal life, and if I am lucky enough to have children, they can have one too.”