Princes William and Harry Remember Diana the Pop Fan

The Princess Diana that her sons remember was the bubbly, joyful mom they would find dancing around the room to Supertramp, Michael Jackson and Elton John.

Prince William tells the BBC in an interview to air June 29 that music and dancing were a "big release" for Diana: "We used to catch her dancing to her music – we'd walk out of the room rather embarrassed that our mother was just dancing around."

William, who turns 25 on Thursday, says he and his brother Harry want the upcoming Concert for Diana to celebrate their late mother's "whole spirit – her joy of life and everything that we thought she stood for."

"After 10 years there's been a rumbling of people bringing up the bad and over time people seem to forget – or have forgotten – all the amazing things she did and what an amazing person she was," William tells interviewer Fearne Cotton. "She's not here to defend herself when she gets criticized."


The concert will being held on July 1, which would have been Diana's 46th birthday. The princes – who also recently spoke to Matt Lauer about their mother – said the event was a fitting celebration during the summer that marks the tenth anniversary of her death in Paris.

Artists performing at the Wembley Stadium event include Elton John and Supertramp along with Diddy, Joss Stone, Lily Allen and Duran Duran. David Beckham is to be a presenter, PEOPLE has learned, after he was asked personally by the princes to introduce one of the acts.

Diana, says Harry, "was a happy, fun, bubbly person who cared for so many people." William says he and Harry were "so lucky" to have Diana as their mother, adding, "there's not a day that goes past when we don't think about her and miss her influence."

Re: Princes William and Harry Remember Diana the Pop Fan

Lookiing forward to watching that show.

I bet she is so proud of her Boy's for saying such wonderful things about her.

Re: Princes William and Harry Remember Diana the Pop Fan

They are a true testament of their Mother's love. I can't wait to see the concert. Wish I was able to go.