'Harry will look up and say, "I've done it mum''': Palace insiders predict how the prince will remember his mother on his wedding day - and share memories of his VERY cheeky childhood pranks
Royal insiders have shared touching memories of playful Prince Harry's childhood pranks in a new documentary ahead of his upcoming wedding - and predicted how he will remember his late mother on the big day.
Former butler William French, who worked on the Royal Yacht, told in the ITV show Prince Harry's Story how the 33-year-old's 'whole demeanor' has changed since meeting his bride-to-be Meghan Markle.
Speaking about the ceremony at Windsor Castle on May 19th, Mr French said: 'He'll take one look up, I can guarantee. He'll look up and say, "I've done it mum", and she'll be so proud... of him.
'That's what's so special.'
He is joined in the documentary by former Kensington Palace chef Carolyn Robb, who fondly recalled hiding the playful young prince in kitchen cupboards when he was running away from his nanny.
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Mr French described the visible change in the royal since meeting former actress Meghan on a blind date in 2016.
He said on camera: 'His whole demeanour has changed since he's been with Meghan, you can see that excitedness in him.
'It'll be lovely to see him on the wedding day, seeing that little face bright.'
The butler, who served Prince Charles and Diana and the Queen and Prince Philip on board the yacht, was one of several royal insiders interviewed for the documentary.
will marry Meghan Markle on the 19th of this month at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
William French, who worked aboard the royal yacht, believes Diana would be 'so proud' of Harry
Chef Carolyn Robb, who joined the staff at Kensington Palace when Harry was just four-years-old and left when he was 15, used to help the young prince hide in the kitchens when he was running away from his nanny.
Robb explained: 'I have very vivid memories of being in the kitchens at Kensington Palace. I remember hearing very fast, scampering children's footsteps as Harry tore along the landing and then flew down the stairs towards the kitchen.
'On more than one occasion Harry was trying to escape from his nanny. [He said] ''Quick, help, help! I need to hide.' There were some very low down cupboards so it was very quick to scoop Harry in and close the door.
'He didn't always give himself away with his giggles.'
In new ITV documentary Prince Harry's story, former members of the royal household recall the childhood pranks Harry played on them
Chef Carolyn Robb (left), who started at the palace when Harry was just four and left when he was 15, would hide Harry in the kitchen cupboards when he was running from his nanny. Former bodyguard Ken Wharf (right) found his bath had been dyed red by the prince
Harry and his brother the Duke of Cambridge had a very playful relationship with their parents when they were young, according to the former insiders featured on the show.
They said that with Prince Charles they would often have pillow fights and 'rough and tumble', while Diana would crawl around the floor giving them piggy back rides.
Former bodyguard Ken Wharfe recalled the time when Harry dyed his bath bright red in one particularly cheeky prank.
He said: 'I remember one particular day running a bath, I went back to my office room and came back and the'res this bath now bright read.
'I thought ''Christ, what is this?'' and of course Harry had seen me running a bath, gone down to the kitchen and asked the chef ''Have you got something I can put in the bath?''
'Well the chefs are very much into this game as well so they give Harry a bottle of red cochineal and he empties all the contents into the bath. It was then his mother comes down and finds all this. That's how it was. It was great fun.'
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