"I Became Useless": Prince Harry Reveals the Depression Outside the Palace

Prince Harry reveals in a new online course his struggle with the grief over his mother Princess Diana's death and the depression he experienced after leaving Britain. He described how he could not remember her laugh, felt he had to be sad to prove he missed her, and sank into depression when he no longer felt pressure and adrenaline. In the end, he attributed the improvement in his condition to therapy and to returning to Britain.

Prince Harry candidly reveals the long-term impact of his mother Princess Diana's death as part of a new online series released at the end of the week. The Duke of Sussex, now 42, shared the difficulties he experienced immediately after the 1997 crash in Paris, saying he could not remember his mother's laugh or what she looked like. He felt he had to be sad to prove he missed her, and he cried only at the funeral, then did not cry again for nearly two decades. These remarks come as part of an online course by the platform "MasterClass", together with neuroscientist Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor, titled "Redefining Grief: Building Resilience Through Loss". Harry also addressed his period of military service in Afghanistan, where he sought to escape emotions and spent long stretches feeling numb. In addition, he shared the period of depression he experienced after he and his wife Meghan left Britain and moved to Canada at the end of 2019, describing a drastic drop in tension that left him feeling useless at home. In the end, Harry attributed the positive change in his mental state to the therapy he underwent and to family life with his children, after the family recently returned to Britain.