Prince William takes ‘inspiration and guidance’ from late mother Diana

The insider continued: “He’s watching his kids grow up and it really saddens him that she’s not there to see them.

“Her presence haunts him almost every moment of his life, and he knows it will continue to do so until his death.”

William and his renegade younger brother Prince Harry have followed in their mother’s footsteps by setting up several charities.

Diana was a patron of Centrepoint, a charity focused on youth homelessness in Britain, as well as Leprosy Mission and National Aids Trust. She additionally worked with children’s hospitals and traveled to Angola in 1997 on a trip organized by the British Red Cross to promote a campaign against landmines.