{"id":25330,"date":"2025-04-07T20:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25330"},"modified":"2025-04-07T20:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:18:29","slug":"princes-harry-and-williams-former-bodyguard-graham-craker-dies-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=25330","title":{"rendered":"Princes Harry and William’s Former Bodyguard Graham Craker Dies \u2013 Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In addition to reports disclosing the passing of Prince Harry and Prince William’s former bodyguard, his sons have spoken out about the tragedy.<\/p>\n

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Prince William and Prince Harry are mourning the loss of Graham Craker, their former royal bodyguard and a significant presence during their childhood. He played an important role in their lives, especially during the days following the death of their mother, Princess Diana. He was 77 years old at the time of his passing.<\/p>\n

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Graham Craker at the Eton Tea Party in Eton, England on June 16, 1999. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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News of\u00a0Craker’s death<\/u><\/a>\u00a0was first reported by The Sun, prompting a wave of reflection on his enduring connection to the royal family. Previously\u00a0known to<\/u><\/a>\u00a0William and Harry by the affectionate nickname “Crackers,” the late bodyguard was a quiet yet constant presence during their formative years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As thousands lined the streets to pay respects to their late mother, Craker walked just behind the then-young princes during her funeral procession from St. James’ Palace to Westminster Abbey \u2014 a moment etched into the public’s memory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, and Prince Harry walk behind Princess Diana’s casket during her funeral procession in London, England in 1997. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Later, he rode in the front of the hearse that carried Diana to her final resting place at Althorp House. In an extraordinary display of the nation’s grief, so many flowers were thrown at the vehicle that Craker was seen stepping out repeatedly to clear the windscreen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Harry recalled this moment in his memoir, “Spare,” writing that it was Craker who kept returning to the road to gently move the floral tributes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Earl Spencer with Prince Harry and Prince William as the trio participate in Princess Diana’s funeral procession amid hoards of flowers and tributes from the public. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Prince also noted how fond he and his brother were of Craker, finding great amusement in the nickname they had given him \u2014 one that stuck throughout the years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Willy and I liked him a lot. We always called him Crakers, as in ‘Graham Crackers.’ We thought that was hysterical,”\u00a0reads<\/u><\/a>\u00a0a portion of “Spare.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Princess Diana with Prince Harry and Prince William during the commemorations of VJ Day in London, England on August 19, 1995. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Craker’s dedication to the royal family extended far beyond that sorrowful moment. He had been captured in family photos accompanying Harry and his brother on outings, including a trip to Alton Towers in 1994, and was later seen among the invited guests at William and Princess Catherine’s 2011 wedding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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