{"id":319906,"date":"2026-04-17T03:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=319906"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:22:36","slug":"prince-harry-says-princess-dianas-death-made-him-not-wish-to-be-a-royal-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/prince-harry-says-princess-dianas-death-made-him-not-wish-to-be-a-royal-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry says Princess Diana\u2019s death made him not wish to be a royal &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>During a keynote speech at a mental health conference in Australia, Prince Harry said there have been points in his life when he didn&#8217;t wish to be royal or to fulfil the duties his title entails, particularly after the death of his mother, Princess Diana,\u00a0when he was 12 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to be like, \u2018I don\u2019t want this job. I don\u2019t want this role \u2014 wherever that is headed, I don\u2019t prefer it,\u2019 he told the audience on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interedgesummit.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">InterEdge Summit<\/a> \u2014 a leadership summit on workplace mental health \u2014 in Melbourne on Thursday, where his wife, Meghan Markle, was also present.<\/p>\n<p>During his 20-minute address, Harry spoke about his experience with mental health and the way grief has impacted his life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_69e148f3e3ac3-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 5 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_69e148f3e3ac3\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11774046\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/11774046,11751887,11733283,11638132,11623923\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fqfw45m2nkc-6g0yzmnk6v%2FHarry.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26quality%3D70%26strip%3Dall#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_69e148f3e3ac3\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"11774046,11751887,11733283,11638132,11623923\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Prince Harry faces libel lawsuit from HIV-AIDS charity he co-founded\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"london\",\"national\"],\"keywords\":[\"charity\",\"hiv-aids\",\"international\",\"libel-lawsuit\",\"prince-harry\",\"royal-family\",\"short-clip\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Arts and Entertainment\",\"Arts and Entertainment\/Celebrities and Entertainment News\",\"Law and Government\/Government\",\"Law and Government\",\"News\"],\"tags\":[\"Afghanistan\",\"HIV\/AIDS\",\"Australia\",\"Botswana\",\"Child\",\"Daily Mail\",\"Defamation\",\"Diana, Princess of Wales\",\"Donald Trump\",\"Duke of Sussex\",\"Elizabeth II\",\"Father\",\"Goldfish\",\"Grief\",\"HIV\",\"Husband\",\"Image\",\"Keynote\",\"Lawsuit\",\"Lesotho\",\"London\",\"Meghan, Duchess of Sussex\",\"Melbourne\",\"Melbourne Park\",\"Mental health\",\"Mother\",\"NATO\",\"Pressure\",\"Prince\",\"Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex\",\"Prince Seeiso of Lesotho\",\"Princess Lilibet of Sussex\",\"Sophie Chandauka\",\"Surveillance\",\"Sussex\",\"Victoria (state)\",\"Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\"]}}}'>\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Prince Harry faces libel lawsuit from HIV-AIDS charity he co-founded'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/qfw45m2nkc-6g0yzmnk6v\/Harry.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">0:45<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Prince Harry faces libel lawsuit from HIV-AIDS charity he co-founded<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"<\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\">&#8220;><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAfter I was invited to talk at this summit, I wasn\u2019t sure whether I used to be expected to talk as someone who, despite all the pieces, has their s\u2013t together. Or as someone who, despite what it could appear to be, actually doesn\u2019t have his s\u2013t together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut I used to be struck by something quite easy \u2014 that while my experiences could also be unusual, the sentiments that include them are usually not,\u201d Harry continued, before speaking concerning the death of his mother and the way losing her made him feel alienated from his royal identity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my experience, loss is disorienting at any age,\u201d he said. \u201cGrief doesn&#8217;t disappear because we ignore it. Experiencing that as a child while in a goldfish bowl under constant surveillance, yes, that may have its challenges. And without purpose, it may possibly break you,\u201d he went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been persistently once I\u2019ve felt overwhelmed. Times once I\u2019ve felt lost, betrayed, or completely powerless. Times when the pressure \u2014 externally and internally \u2014 felt constant. And times when, despite all the pieces occurring, I still had to point out up pretending all the pieces was OK, in order to not let anyone down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a few years I used to be numb to it, and maybe that was easier then, but I also didn\u2019t yet have the tools to cope with it,\u201d he added, suggesting that the life-style \u201ckilled his mom,\u201d which in turn turned him against the thought of abiding by it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Entertainment<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eventually, he realized he could use his platform to advocate for individuals who struggle, Harry said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in addition, what would my mom want me to do? And that actually modified my very own perspective,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tFILE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, leave a Thanksgiving service for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral in London on June 3, 2022.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAP Photo\/Matt Dunham, Pool, File\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He credited two military tours in Afghanistan with helping him construct resilience and the capability to face his psychological struggles, in addition to becoming a husband and a father to Archie, six, and Lilibet, 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a parent is overwhelmed, children feel it. When someone is supported, families feel it,\u201d the prince said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, one in every of the most important shifts got here when I spotted that asking for help isn\u2019t a weakness. It\u2019s very much a type of strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His speech got here lower than every week after a charity Harry co-founded to assist young individuals with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana, created in honour of Princess Diana, sued him for libel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The prince, who quit the charity in 2025 following a high-profile dispute after a public falling out with its chair of the board, Sophie Chandauka, co-founded the organization along with his friend, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a keynote speech at a mental health conference in Australia, Prince Harry said there have been points in his life when he didn&#8217;t wish to be royal or to fulfil the duties his title entails, particularly after the death of his mother, Princess Diana,\u00a0when he was 12 years old. \u201cI used to be like, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":319907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20691],"tags":[2497,12296,1937,1903,2268,9238,4477],"class_list":["post-319906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-death","tag-dianas","tag-harry","tag-national","tag-prince","tag-princess","tag-royal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319906"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319909,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319906\/revisions\/319909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}