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DIANA'S LEGACY LIVES ON
Prince Harry (upper right) has disclosed
that he sought counseling after enduring
two years of ?total chaos? while still
struggling in his late twenties to come to
terms with the death of his mother
The Prince, now 32, turned to counselors
and even took up boxing
Prince Harry has decided to give an
unprecedented insight into his past in the
hope it will encourage people to break the
stigma surrounding mental health issues.
He has spoken to Bryony Gordon for the
first episode of her pod-cast, Mad World,
in which she will interview high-profile
guests about their mental health
experiences
The 30-minute conversation is one of the
most candid insights into the innermost
thoughts of a modern young member of
the Royal family. The Prince, together with
his brother and sister-in-law, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, have set up Heads
Together, a charity which promotes good
mental well-being.
Prince Harry, who was 12 when his
mother died, says in the pod-cast that he
spent his teenage years and twenties
determined not to think about her.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince Harry are spearheading the Heads
Together campaign to end stigma around
mental health. Heads Together aims to
change the national conversation on
mental health and wellbeing, and is a
partnership with inspiring charities with
decades of experience in tackling stigma,
raising awareness, and providing vital help
for people with mental health challenges.
There has been huge progress made to
tackle stigma surrounding mental health
in recent decades, but it still remains a key
issue driven by negative associations,
experience and language. Through this
campaign, Their Royal Highnesses are
keen to build on the great work that is
already taking place across the country, to
ensure that people feel comfortable with
their everyday mental wellbeing, feel able
to support their friends and families
through difficult times, and that stigma no
longer prevents people getting help they
need.
Prince Harry combines a programme of
charitable activity alongside his public
service in support of The Queen,
undertaking official engagements in the
UK and overseas.
He is Patron of a number of organisations
and spends the majority of his charitable
work focusing on the welfare of
servicemen and women, championing
developmental opportunities for hard to
reach children and African conservation.
He co-founded the charity Sentebale with
Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in memory of
their mothers (Sentebale means ?Forget
me not?) to support orphans and
vulnerable children in Lesotho. Alongside
his brother and sister-in-law, he is also
Patron of The Royal Foundation of The
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince Harry.
In 2014, Prince Harry created and helped
organise the Invictus Games in London.
The Games are an international adaptive
sporting event for wounded, injured and
sick Servicemen and women. They use the
power of sport to inspire recover, support
rehabilitation and generate a wider
understanding and respect of all those
who serve their country. The inaugural
Invictus Games held in London saw over
400 competitors from 13 nations compete
in nine adaptive sports.