Prince Harry and Prince William’s childhood bodyguard, Graham Craker, has died.
Craker’s death aged 77 was confirmed by his sons Graham and James on social media.
“He was an incredible man – our hero, our rock – and meant everything to us,” they wrote in tribute.
“Words can’t describe the pride we feel in how he lived his life so selflessly, not only in his professional career but in his personal life, right up to the very end.”
Prince Harry once revealed a heartbreaking memory of his former bodyguard who has sadly died. It has emerged that Graham Craker, a protection officer of both Harry and his older brother Prince William when the were youngsters, has passed away aged 77.
During the funeral of their mother Princess Diana, he walked with them behind their mum’s hearse as it was transported from St James’s Palace to Westminster Abbey, where her funeral was held. He was also at Balmoral with the two young princes in late August of 1997 when they were told the news that their mum had been killed following a car crash in Paris.
The royal bodyguard who was with Princes William and Harry on the day they found out about their mother’s tragic car crash has died.
Graham Craker, 77, who was nicknamed ‘Crackers’ by the two Princes, had been a Metropolitan Police officer for 35 years.
He served as the boys’ personal protection officer for 15 years until he retired in 2001.
On the day of Diana’s death, Craker was with the pair in Balmoral in Scotland, with their father the then-Prince Charles and their grandparents Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh.
Speaking to the celebrity.land in 2017, Craker described hearing the news: ‘Perhaps the most emotional was seeing William the morning after.
‘I saw William walking his dog outside, and I walked up to him and said, “I’m very, very sorry to hear your bad news.” William very sadly said, “Thank you.”’
On the day of the funeral, Craker accompanied William and Harry as they walked behind the hearse carrying their mother’s body as it made the journey from St James’s Palace to Westminster Abbey.
Prince William and Prince Harry just lost a beloved confidant from their childhood. Their former bodyguard, Graham Craker, has died at the age of 77.
The news of his passing was initially reported by The Sun, who noted that Craker walked with them behind the hearse carrying their mother, Princess Diana, on the way to her funeral at Westminster Abbey after her tragic death in a car crash in Paris. William was 15 and Harry was 12 at the time. Craker also sat in the front of the hearse for the ride to her burial.
A former bodyguard to the Prince of Wales and Duke of Sussex has died.
Graham Craker worked as a close protection officer when Prince William and Prince Harry were children.
He also accompanied Diana, Princess of Wales’s hearse at her funeral after her death in 1997.
Mr Craker’s death was confirmed by his sons on social media, who described him as “an incredible man” who “lived his life so selflessly”.
The former bodyguard who was with Prince Harry and Prince William on the night of Princess Diana’s tragic death has passed away at the age of 77. The security officer played a significant role in the princes’ lives during a pivotal moment in their history. His dedication to the royal family has been remembered and honored by those who knew him.
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