{"id":657863,"date":"2025-12-27T13:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T13:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657863\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T13:16:27","slug":"prince-george-being-told-granny-diana-would-be-proud-sparks-debate-among-royal-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/657863\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince George being told \u2018Granny Diana would be proud\u2019 sparks debate among royal fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

A remark made to Prince George during the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas Day walkabout at Sandringham has sparked debate across social media platforms.<\/p>\n

John Loughrey, a 70-year-old royal enthusiast from Wandsworth widely recognised as Princess Diana’s biggest superfan, approached the young prince during the festive gathering outside St Mary Magdalene Church on the Norfolk estate.<\/p>\n

The encounter, captured on video and subsequently shared online, saw Mr Loughrey address the 12-year-old heir about his late grandmother, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997.<\/p>\n

While some observers found the moment touching, others have criticised the interaction as inappropriate.<\/p>\n

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Prince George being told \u2018Granny Diana would be proud\u2019 sparks debate among royal fans<\/p>\n

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Mr Loughrey, sporting a hat adorned with Royal Family pins, addressed George directly as the young prince stood alongside his siblings, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven.<\/p>\n

“George, I’ve got something to say to you,” the superfan began. “Granny Diana would be ever so proud of you.”<\/p>\n

The second in line to the throne responded graciously, offering a smile and replying: “Thank you.”<\/p>\n

Charlotte also demonstrated impeccable manners during the exchange, thanking Mr Loughrey for gifts he had brought for the children by saying: “Thank you very much, that’s so kind.”<\/p>\n

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Prince George smiling after being told the comment<\/p>\n

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Despite the positive interaction, some social media users expressed discomfort with the exchange.<\/p>\n

“I’m sorry whoever said that to him, you crossed the line. It’s not your place to tell him what his late grandmother would have felt,” one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n

Another questioned the presumption behind the remark: “I think it’s a very weird thing to say to George. How does that woman think she knows what Diana would think?”<\/p>\n

Some attempted to strike a balance in their assessment.<\/p>\n

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Prince George leaving St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham estate<\/p>\n

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Prince George walking behind Prince Louis on the Sandringham walk<\/p>\n

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“She meant well, but it’s not her place to even talk about that with them,” one user observed.<\/p>\n

Despite the criticism, other social media users defended the interaction, with one noting that George appeared “so happy” in response to the comment.<\/p>\n

Mr Loughrey is no stranger to the Royal Family. The retired chef assistant arrived at Sandringham at 9pm on Christmas Eve, spending the night on a fold-up chair to secure his position at the front of the queue.<\/p>\n

Prince William recognised him by name during the walkabout and introduced him to his children.<\/p>\n

Even King Charles acknowledged the dedicated fan, remarking on his expanded badge collection: “You’ve collected more badges since last year!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A remark made to Prince George during the Royal Family’s traditional Christmas Day walkabout at Sandringham has sparked…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":657864,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,1761,1412,5105,512,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-657863","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-prince-george","11":"tag-princess-diana","12":"tag-royal","13":"tag-sgg","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115791723509555704","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}