In a new video, the 39-year-old Duke of Sussex opens up about grief of losing parents as he also urges children and young people to talk about their emotions.
- Jun 27, 2024
AceShowbiz - Prince Harry showed his vulnerability in a new video. The Duke of Sussex opened up about grief of losing parents as he also urged children and young people to talk about their emotions.
Speaking in his role as a global ambassador for Scotty's Little Soldiers, Harry showed support to youngsters who have lost parents in the military. It's something he could relate to as his mom Princess Diana died when he was only 12.
"It's so easy as a kid to think or convince yourself….you convince yourself that the person you've lost wants you, or you need to be sad for as long as possible to prove to them that they are missed," the husband of Meghan Markle told Nikki Scott, founder of Scotty's Little Soldiers. "But then there's this realization of, no, they must want me to be happy."
The 39-year-old royal continued, "That's the hardest thing, especially for kids, I think, which is, 'I don't want to talk about it because it will make me sad, but once realizing that if I do talk about it, I'm celebrating their life, then actually, things become easier'…as opposed to this, 'I'm just not going to talk about it, and that's the best form of coping,' when in fact it's not. It can be for a period of time…you can't suppress it forever. It's not sustainable. And will eat away at you inside."
"No-one wants to be in the position where they are forced to talk about the very thing they don't want to talk about, especially when every defense mechanism in your mind, nervous system and everything else is saying 'do not go there,' " the "Harry & Meghan" star added.
Harry filmed the video back in May during his visit to the United Kingdom. The video was released by the charity in the lead-up to Armed Forces Day to highlight the ongoing needs of bereaved military children in the U.K.
