• Harry recalls how Bonas sympathetically enquired about him.
• After a long day on the slopes and a fun time at après-ski.
• He was surprised by her curiosity and compassion, and her reaction.

Prince Harry is recalling the first time a romantic interest of his inquired about Princess Diana.

In his biography ‘Spare,’ the Duke of Sussex recalls how his lover Cressida Bonas sympathetically enquired about his background during a ski trip to Kazakhstan.

When asked about the trip, Prince Harry writes: “We left on a skiing holiday with friends, to Kazakhstan, got papped again, and didn’t even know. We were too distracted. Skiing was so sacred for us, so symbolic, especially after our previous skiing holiday, in Switzerland, when she’d miraculously opened me up. It happened late one night, after a long day on the slopes, and a fun time at après-ski.”

He adds: “We’d gone back to my cousin’s chalet, where we were staying, and Cress was washing her face, brushing her teeth, while I was sitting on the edge of the bath. We were talking about nothing special, as I recall, but suddenly she asked about my mother.”

Then Harry had a thought: “Unique. A girlfriend asking about my mother. But it was also the way she asked. Her tone was just the right blend of curiosity and compassion. The way she reacted to my answer was just right too. Surprised, concerned, with no judgment.”

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