Prince Harry wrote an open letter to bereaved children, sharing that the death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, left “a huge hole inside me”.
The 36-year-old king wrote the passage for the book Hospital by the Hill by Chris Connaughton, who, according to his website, is for “children and young people bereaved by the COVID-19 pandemic”. The book will be published on March 23 on National Day of Reflection, a UK holiday that supports people who have lost loved ones.
Connaughton told E! of Harry’s contribution, “I wanted to provide a connection, support and hope during the difficult and horrible times of mourning. It is also a tremendous honor – and a service to young people – to have the Duke of Sussex supporting this project and sharing his open words, sincere and honest with children from all over the country. “
In the attacker, obtained in full by City and countryside, Harry writes in part: “When I was a boy, I lost my mother. At the time, I didn’t want to believe or accept that, and it left a huge hole inside me. I know how you feel, and I want to assure you that , over time, that hole will be filled with a lot of love and support. We all deal with loss in a different way, but when a father goes to heaven, his spirit, his love and their memories are not told. They are always with you and you can hold them forever. I think this is true. “
Harry added, “You can feel alone, you can feel sad, you can be angry, you can feel bad. That feeling will pass. And I will make a promise to you – you will feel better and stronger when you are ready to speak. about how it makes you feel. “
In 1997, a year after her divorce from Prince Charles, Diana died in a car accident at the age of 36 in Paris, France, while being chased by photographers. She left two children, Prince William, then 15, and Prince Harry, then 12. Both men talked about the trauma of losing their mother later this week. On Mother’s Day, which in the UK falls on March 14, Harry deposited flowers at Diana’s grave in Northamptonshire, according to the royal expert Omid Scobie. And William and his wife Kate Middleton, 39, tweeted drawings addressed to “grandma” Diana, of her children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
In the 2019 documentary Harry and Meghan: an African journey introducing the prince and his wife Meghan Markle, 39, Harry said that Diana’s death is “a wound that ignites” whenever he hears a photographer’s camera and that Markle’s examined real existence mirrored Diana’s life.
In October, months before he and Markle left England for Montecito, California, Harry attacked the media for his tireless coverage of Markle. “Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the last victims of a British tabloid campaigning against individuals without thinking about the consequences – a relentless campaign that intensified last year, during her pregnancy and while raising our newborn child,” he said. him in a public statement.
When announcing a legal action against The Mail on Sunday for publishing a private letter that Markle wrote to his father, Thomas Markle (a privacy lawsuit that the couple won in February), Harry said, “Because my deepest fear is history repeating itself. I saw what happens when someone who amo is transformed into merchandise to point out that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I see my wife being a victim of the same powerful forces. “
And during the couple’s explosive March 7 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Harry said of Diana: “I can’t even imagine what it must have been like for her to go through this process alone, so many years ago, because it has been incredibly difficult for both of us, but at least we had each other. “
Markle told Winfrey that she had suicidal thoughts that were “clear, real and scary”, but help from palace officials was denied because mental health treatment “would not be good for the institution”. The duchess also said conversations with unidentified royals revealed “concerns” about her son Archie, 1, about how “dark his skin might be when he was born”. The couple, pregnant with their second child, also revealed that they are expecting a baby girl.
Buckingham Palace responded with a statement: “The whole family is sad to hear the full extent of how challenging the past few years have been for Harry and Meghan. The issues raised, especially that of race, are worrying. Although some memories may vary , they are taken very seriously and will be treated by the family in particular. “
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, call 911, or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text CASA to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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