In November 1981, it was announced that Diana, Princess of Wales, was pregnant. This pregnancy was not a good time for Diana. Not only did she had to deal with morning sickness, but she also had to deal with her royal duties and the growing spotlight. To make matters worse her bulimia " kicked in". But through it all, she managed to keep her poise and charm in front of the public.
On June 21, 1982, at 9:03PM, His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor of Wales came into the world. He weighed 7 lb. 10 oz. and was born in St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, England. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II expressed her relief by saying, " Thank goodness he hasn't got ears like his father." Indeed, William would come to resemble his warm, caring, beautiful mother more than his cold, stiff, aristocratic father.
On September 15, 1984 at 4:20 AM, His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David Windsor of Wales, also known as Harry, joined his brother. This time Charles was disappointed because he had wanted a girl. "Oh, it's a boy", he remarked. Then Prince Charles rushed off to play polo.
Prince Charles wanted William and Harry to be taken care of by a nanny, but Diana put her foot down. Recalling the endless succession of nannies who had raised her, Diana decided that she wanted to take care of the boys herself. She broke tradition by breast-feeding both her boys and taking them with her on royal tours.
As her sons grew older, she insisted that William and Harry go to boarding schools, like other children, instead of receiving education at home. Diana also put them on a weekly allowance to teach them the value of a pound and insisted that they wait in line with other children to see Santa Claus at a London department store. As they matured, she took them with her to visit homeless shelters and
AIDS hospices-places she said,"I'm not sure anyone of that age in that family had been before. I want them to have an understanding of people's emotions, people's insecurities, people's distress and people's hopes and dreams."Diana also strove to give her children a normal childhood. She took them to theme parks and fast food joints. She cheered from the stands at their soccer games. Before planning her professional schedule, she pulled out their school calenders to made sure her commitments won't conflict. He friend Lana Marks said, " Her whole life revolved around Prince William and Prince Harry. She would drop everything whenever her boys would come home from school. It didn't matter which head of state she had to see or what gala she had to attend. Those were secondary." Her children became even more important to her after her divorce from Prince Charles. Still nursing wounds from her own parents' bitter divorce, Diana wanted her sons to feel loved and secure, and she lavished attention on them.
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