Royals A Mother's Love: The Sweetest Photos of Prince Harry and Princess Diana She died when he was just 12 years old, but Prince Harry's mother had a lasting impact on his life By Diana Pearl Updated on September 15, 2020 09:51 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 09 SEPTEMBER 1984 Getty Just over two years after the arrival of Prince William, Prince Charles and Princess Diana welcomed another son, Prince Harry, to the family. 02 of 09 MAY 1985 Anwar Hussein/WireImage Globetrotting from the get-go! The family of four – including 9-month-old Harry – boards the Royal Yacht Britannia in Venice, Italy. 03 of 09 MARCH 1986 Georges De Keerle/Getty Not yet 2, Prince Harry is windblown in his mother's arms at an airport in Scotland on his way to Balmoral. 04 of 09 AUGUST 1987 Georges De Keerle/Getty Mother and son cuddle close during a visit to Majorca, Spain. 05 of 09 JUNE 1988 Anwar Hussein/WireImage Diana and Harry match in green-and-white ensembles for the family's annual appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour. 06 of 09 SEPTEMBER 1989 Tim Graham/Getty At age 5, Harry joins big brother William at Wetherby School in London. Diana often dropped the boys off in the morning or picked them up in the afternoon. 07 of 09 APRIL 1990 Tim Graham/Getty Harry seeks refuge from the sun in Diana's arms during a trip to the beach. Today, Harry says his mother's influence is still with him: "I know I've got a lot of my mother in me," he told PEOPLE. 08 of 09 APRIL 1993 Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Diana is often remembered for her determination to give her sons as normal an upbringing as she could. Here, mother and son get soaked during a visit to an amusement park. The next year, Diana, William and Harry visited the be-all, end-all of theme parks: Disney World in Orlando, Florida. 09 of 09 AUGUST 1995 Tim Graham/Getty Harry and Diana stay close during the VJ Day Celebrations. Though she died just two years later, when he was only 12 years old, Diana's memory still has a huge impact on her son today. Harry told PEOPLE: "All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud."