Prince Harry reveals he has remedy to deal with listening to heartbreaking veterans’ tales who are suffering from PTSD and trauma
Prince Harry has admitted that he has therapy to help him cope with listening the stories of injured military veterans taking part in the Invictus Games.
On hearing how a Canadian officer suffered from PTSD from stories of trauma and grief in Afghanistan, the Duke of Sussex said he too would have therapy to cope.
In a pre-recorded TV special broadcast on Canadian TV last night, Harry also told how the Invictus Games keeps the legacy of his mother Princess Diana alive for his own children.
Harry said he was moved by the stories of military veterans who had suffered physical life-changing injuries and also from many who were later diagnosed with PTSD from serving in war zones.
He said: ‘People come forward more to share, you know their stories, and I don’t always get the chance to have that really deep conversation with them.
‘A lot of times I do. You know, if there would be a time and a place for that, and timing is everything, and the last thing I want to do is be the person to probe a little bit deeper.’
The former Army captain, who served two tours in Afghanistan during a 10-year career, said listening to former soldiers and their issues takes its toll.
‘I have therapy,’ the Prince said in the interview with TV anchor Omar Sachedina.
Prince Harry speaks onstage during the Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, on Monday
Prince Harry speaks with an athlete as he hands out medals to visually impaired men participating in the biathlon at Whistler Blackcomb during the Invictus Games on Tuesday
The Duke of Sussex poses for a photo at the Biathlon event at the Invictus Games on Tuesday
Prince Harry during day three of the 2025 Invictus Games in Whistler, Canada, on Tuesday
His comment came as former Canadian soldier Mark Beare revealed how he has suffered from PTSD as a result of having to listen to the trauma and grief of other soldiers who had lost friends in combat.
Harry has previously admitted to undergoing therapy to cope with the loss of his mother.
He revealed he sought a special therapy program, EMDR, to process the death of Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris in 1997.
Harry described how living with the trauma of her death makes him feel ‘helpless’, ‘hunted’, and as if ‘there is no escape’.
