Prince Harry has opened up about grief and his late mother Princess Diana in a GQ interview, revealing the deeply personal question he asks himself almost every day – while also launching new coaching videos to help others cope with loss.
Prince Harry has disclosed that he poses the same question to himself about his late mother Princess Diana ‘almost every day’ since she tragically died. The Duke of Sussex has spoken candidly about his experience with bereavement in an extensive GQ interview, which also touched upon why he and Meghan Markle relocated back to the UK in late August.
In the interview, Harry also spike on his aspirations to mend relationships with Prince William and King Charles. Harry is set to launch a new collection of coaching videos focused on coping with loss.
This comes after his mother, Princess Diana, was tragically killed in a Paris car accident in 1997, when Harry was just 12 years old. He has previously discussed how he attempted to process her death while under intense public scrutiny, including being instructed to walk behind her coffin at her state funeral mere days following the tragedy.
In the recent GQ interview, Harry acknowledged he ‘thinks about’ Diana ‘almost every day’. He elaborated: “I don’t go too deep. I don’t sit there – and I probably should – but I don’t sit there and go really deep into: ‘How am I feeling?'”.
“It’s just a quick sort of like, ‘Wow, miss you. Wonder what the world would be like if you were still here. Wonder what my family would be like if you were still here.’
“So there are questions that I ask myself. Sometimes there’s questions that I ask her, looking for some kind of response, and sometimes I do get a response.”
When questioned about the responses he gets, Harry revealed: “There is a connection still with my mum that I really do feel her energy at certain times and certain parts of my life.”
His remarks emerge as reports suggest Harry is preparing to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Diana’s death next August. Diana’s sister, Earl Spencer, has also lately made a string of allegations about how the Royal family, including King Charles, responded to her passing in a new publication.
Buckingham Palace released a statement refuting claims Charles said ‘[we will] forget her soon enough’ following her death. A Royal spokesperson commented: “While we do not comment on books as a matter of principle, His Majesty is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss.”