Prince William, 42, visited Child Bereavement UK's center in England on Feb. 5. The trip was particularly poignant as the charity has close links to his late mother, Princess Diana

The Prince of Wales, whose mother Princess Diana died when he was just 15, spoke with bereaved children in Cheshire on Wednesday

The Prince of Wales has opened up about his “most painful experience” on a visit to a bereavement charity close to Princess Diana’s heart. Prince William, 42, spoke to teenagers in Widnes, Cheshire, on Wednesday to see the work done by Child Bereavement UK, of which he has been a patron since 2009.

Prince William is opening up about the pain he experienced after his mother, Princess Diana, died in a tragic car accident in 1997. Embracing his role as patron of Child Bereavement UK, the heir to the British throne joined grieving children and young adults in Widnes,

As patron of Child Bereavement UK—a charity his mother Princess Diana championed before her passing in 1997—Prince William connected with bereaved children in a way that only someone who's walked in their shoes truly can.

Prince William spoke candidly about his experience with loss during a visit to a bereavement charity with close links to Princess Diana. “The mind gets focused on one thing, doesn’t it?” William, 42,