the late Princess Diana's mother passed away

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10 JUNE 2004

Faces sombre, their heads bowed and wearing dark suits, Prince William and Prince Harry arrived in the Scottish seaside town of Oban on Thursday to bid farewell to their maternal grandmother Frances Shand Kydd. Princess Diana's mother died last week aged 68 after a lengthy battle with a degenerative brain disease.

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While Frances' former son-in-law, the Prince of Wales, was not present, her son, Earl Spencer, and daughters Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes were among the mourners. Prince Harry had flown back to the UK from South Africa, where he is currently completing a gap year.

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http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2004/06/10/francesshandkydd/


Frances' two royal grandsons were both present at the Catholic requiem mass on Thursday. While Prince Harry had flown back specially from his gap year in South Africa, Prince William had reportedly been in regular contact with his grandmother in recent months