Overview

• People recaps Harry’s Spare recollection that adults debated the procession, with one plan having Prince William walk alone and pressure later insisting both boys follow.
• Harry writes he chose to walk to support his brother, recalling he kept his eyes on the road, felt numb, and drew strength by keeping William in his peripheral vision.
• In a separate retelling, People highlights Harry’s description of nearly crying during Elton John’s performance at Westminster Abbey and finally breaking down at the burial at Althorp.
• The Mirror reiterates Harry’s long-held view that no child should be asked to walk behind a parent’s coffin and his past comments linking the trauma to later anxiety and substance use.
• The Mirror also notes reported claims that Prince Philip encouraged the boys by saying, “I’ll walk if you walk,” a detail presented as reported rather than confirmed.