Are the Princes right about the stiff upper lip?
well done to Prince harry for speaking out about his mental health issues as a result of the death of his mother. As he and his brother william were expected to grieve in public, it is no wonder harry descended into total chaos, as he put it. If he has encouraged one person to seek help, it will be a job well done, but I suspect he has helped a whole lot more. Good man.
VIV RYAN, Camberley, Surrey.
OH Dear, we’ve got the snowflake Generation who can’t bear anything nasty and have to run to a safe room. Now Prince William wants us to forget the stiff upper lip (sUl). i wonder how long either World War would have lasted if everyone forgot their sUl and needed counselling when something upset them? The sUl is what made this country great; it helps us carry on when collapsing would be so much easier. Whatever the victim industry may think, we can’t all run to them with every problem. i have come to believe over my 73 years that we all have a stress level we live up to, almost regardless of circumstances and there’s not much we can do about it except to do our best to cope. Yes, some will need counselling, but most of us should take life on the chin without having to let everyone know how we feel.
DON McCALLUM, Eastbourne, E. Sussex.
Someone should remind william that stiff upper lips saw the people of the Uk through two world wars and the Armed forces through several conflicts since. Stiff upper lips are probably sustaining those members of the Armed forces who are being persecuted.
Mrs PAULINE PASMORE, Shepperton, Middx.
With all due respect to Harry’s anguish, what planet has William been living on if he believes a stiff upper lip still applies in this country. Has he not heard of Twitter?
G. KELLY, Burgh le Marsh, Lincs.
William and harry are right. there is a time and place for the stiff upper lip, such as when their grandparents and greatgrandparents stood up for this country against the Germans. And there’s a time to be honest about your feelings, too.
SIMON CAMPBELL, Glasgow.