his parents were Prince Charles and Diana Spencer. There marriage took place on Wednesday, July 29, 1981, a year later Prince William was born on June 21, 1982, he was the older brother of Prince Harry. Harry and William grew up in Kensington Palace in London and Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. Diana wanted him and his brother to have a wider range of experiences and a better understanding of ordinary life than previous royal children. Diana and Charles divorced in 1996 and then: in 1997, when Harry was 12 years old, his mother Diana died in a car accident. This was very hard on him and he struggled with it for years.