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Harry writes on pain over mom’s death

- BY MURI ASSUNÇÃO

Prince Harry shares the pain of losing his mother Princess Diana as a preteen, telling bereaved children that one day “this feeling will pass.”

The Duke of Sussex, 36, wrote the foreword for “Hospital by the Hill,” a book about a child whose mom died on the frontline of the battle against the coronaviru­s.

“If you are reading this book, it’s because you’ve lost your parent or a loved one, and while I wish I was able to hug you right now, I hope this story is able to provide you comfort in knowing that you’re not alone,” the youngest son of Princess Diana wrote.

“When I was a young boy I lost my mum. At the time I didn’t want to believe it or accept it, and it left a huge hole inside of me. I know how you feel, and I want to assure you that over time that hole will be filled with so much love and support.”

Harry (photo) — 12 when his mother died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 — wrote that “when a parent goes to heaven, I was told their spirit, their love and the memories of them do not. They are always with you and you can hold onto them forever. I find this to be true.”

“You may feel alone, you may feel sad, you may feel angry, you may feel bad,” he wrote, but added, “this feeling will pass.”

“And I will make a promise to you — you will feel better and stronger once you are ready to talk about how it makes you feel.”

“Hospital by the Hill,” a project of the U.K. child bereavemen­t support charity Simon Says, will mark the National Day of Reflection on Tuesday, and will be provided free to any child or young person who lost a loved one due to COVID-19.

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