Why the Royals are right to open up about depression
Catherine and I are clear: We'll bring George & Charlotte up to talk about their feelings & emotions
Prince Harry P drew attention to the issue of mental health when he spoke last week about the impact of the tragic sudden death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash almost 20 years ago. The 32-year-old Prince movingly admitted he’d ignored his grief for years, which left him in “total chaos,” before eventually having counselling in his late twenties.
His brother Prince William, 34, added that his mother’s death “has never left him.”
One in four adults in the UK suffers with mental health problems and, since the Royals revealed their own battle with grief, mental health charity Mind has seen a 40 per cent rise in calls.
Prince William and Harry, alongside the Duchess of Cambridge, are also campaigning to raise awareness about mental health with their charity Heads Together.
Shockingly, it drew online criticism, with some people saying they were just “feeling sorry for themselves” and were too “pampered” and “privileged” to suffer. We speak to former TOWIE star Frankie Essex, who lost her mum aged 13, about how important it is to talk about mental health.