Overview
- William marked Mothering Sunday with a post on the couple’s official Instagram, writing, “I remember my mother today and every day… Happy Mother’s Day. W.”
- Media described the photo as previously unpublished and dated it to 1984 at Highgrove, showing Diana with a toddler William in a field of flowers.
- The post prompted swift engagement online, with outlets reporting hundreds of thousands of likes and thousands of comments within hours.
- The Royal Family’s accounts also shared Mother’s Day messages featuring archival images, including Queen Elizabeth II with a young Charles and Anne, and Queen Camilla with her late mother.
- Princess Catherine broke with her usual family-photo tradition by conveying a Mother’s Day message through the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.