Prince Harry has opened up about the lack of support he received from the Royal Family while battling mental health challenges.
In his five-part Netflix documentary ' Heart of Invictus', the Duke of Sussex shared raw insights into the crushing impact of losing his mother, Princess Diana, at a young age, as well as the psychological toll of his military service in Afghanistan.
After the death of his mother, Harry reveals that there was no support structure in place to register his struggles to handle his grief and help him accordingly. In a heart-breaking admission, Harry describes Princess Diana's passing as one of the worst periods of his life.
Harry explained that he eventually accepted that he needed professional help when the mounting toll of his mental struggles literally floored him.
He said: "Unfortunately, like me, the first time you really consider therapy is when you're lying on the floor in the foetal position, probably wishing that you'd dealt with some of this stuff previously. And that's what I really want to change."
The Duke revealed that his tour in Afghanistan acted as a catalyst for years of repressed psychological distress to come flooding back.
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He said: “After returning from Afghanistan in 2012, there was an unravelling, with triggers from my childhood surfacing. Losing my mum at such a young age caused trauma that was never addressed. I suppressed those feelings and, like many young people, never really spoke about them. But when it all came fizzing out, I was overwhelmed, feeling everything rather than being numb.”
Reflecting on these struggles, the Prince stressed the desperate need for improved mental health support, especially for those in similar situations. Harry's experiences in Afghanistan prompted him to found the Invictus Games, the preparations for which are captured throughout the Netflix series.
By spotlighting the preparations that went into the 2022 Invictus Games in Netherlands, the documentary champions the immense physical and mental resilience of the injured service men and women who compete in the championship. The sporting event has long been a passion of Harry's since he launched the first games in 2014 almost a decade ago.
Harry acted as an executive producer for the series as part of a multi-million-pound deal with Netflix, which follows the success of the Harry & Meghan documentary in 2022.
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