Prince Harry struggled to contain his emotions as he opened up about his grief journey following the death of his late mother.
The Duke of Sussex sat down with Nikki Scott, founder of Armed Forces charity Scotty's Little Soldiers, to reflect on the emotional aftermath of the tragedy.
Princess Diana passed away in a tragic car accident in Paris, France in 1998. At this time she, Prince Harry and his older brother Prince William were 12 and 15 years old respectively.
“You convince yourself that the person you lost wants you back. Otherwise, you have to grieve for as long as possible to prove to them that you missed them.
“But then I realized they must want me to be happy.” He spoke to Nikki, who lost her husband during the war in Afghanistan.
The Spare author has been open about losing her mother and struggling with mental health issues due to lack of support from her family.
In a new video, Harry urges grieving children to talk about their feelings and avoid letting their grief 'eat away' inside them.
Drawing on her own experience, the royal told Mrs Scott that the hardest thing for bereaved people is the “I don't want to talk about it, I'm sad” mentality.
He explained it this way: “But once you realize that if I talk about it, you’re celebrating their life, it’s actually like, ‘I’m not going to talk about it. That's the best form of conversation. It's called 'coping', but it really isn't.
“But that’s what I tell (the kids): If you suppress this for too long, you can’t suppress it forever, it’s not sustainable and it’s going to erode you inside.” Harry added.