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Before the lightning strike on July 3, theOne Tree Hillalum, 40, said she and her husband were boating with family and friends in North Carolina and they saw a “storm in the distance.”
“But we’d been there so many times, and there wasno urgency for anyone to get off the waterat that time,” she toldGood Morning America.“We were watching it.”
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Prince added that she believes there was “divinity” in her husband’s passing.
“He was 33 years old. It was July 3 and I believe the exact time that the lightning struck was 3:13 p.m.,” she explained. “So knowing that all the resources were there to potentially save him, I have to believe that something bigger beyond me was calling him.”
Prince also shared her fond memories of her late husband, saying, “I’m just so proud. I’m so proud that I got to do life with him.”
Earlier this month, Prince revealed how she navigated the “absolute living nightmare” of her husband’s death and how her fellowOTHcostarHilarie Burtonwas there to support her.
“Hilarie got in her car when she found out my husband had passed anddrove straight to my house overnight,” she said as she appeared Friday on the1on1 with Jon Evanspodcast. “She showed up on my door, and she was like, ‘Okay, what can I do?’
“And she sat with me, and she was just, once again, showing me what a special human she is. Her intention for being there was just to help in any way possible. It wasn’t, ‘Look at how good I am. Look at what I’m doing for you.’ And I’m just eternally grateful,” Prince added.
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Prince noted that their fellowOTHalum Lee Norris also came to show his support.
The actress recalled that the day Friend died over July 4 weekend as “like any other day that we’ve done a million times,” adding: “The storm was far away, we’re on the boat, everything’s fine. And then in an instant… everything has changed. There’s no normal, and there’s no playbook for it.”
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“In my mind, there was absolutely nothing that could have been done. And I have to accept that this is larger than me and my understanding at this time,” Prince said.
source: people.com
