Prince Harry tells Oprah Diana’s death led him to drugs, alcohol, and anxiety
“I was so angry with what happened to her, and the fact that there was no justice at all,” Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey about his mother’s death in a new interview released Friday.
Prince Harry who Duke of Sussex, is not over-sharing his struggles. The TV series “The Me You Can’t”, debuted on Apple TV Plus on Friday. In it, Harry tells Oprah Winfrey about his struggle to cope with Princess Diana’s death in 1997, admitting that he turned to drugs and alcohol to help him cope.
“I was willing to drink, I was willing to take drugs, I was willing to try and do things that would make me feel less like I was feeling,” Harry explained.
How Diana’s death affects Prince Harry’s life!
Harry never mentioned members of the royal family directly. But in the collection, he spoke of his father, Prince Charles, who inherited the British throne. Therefore, his father did not talk about the loss of Diana’s life. He said, adding that he expects the media to consider and deal with the various issues that Harry faced.
“The clicking of cameras and the flash of cameras makes my blood boil. It makes me angry. It takes me back to what happened to my mum, what I experienced as a kid,” he told Winfrey in the documentary.
“I was so angry with what happened to her, and the fact that there was no justice at all … The same people that chased her through that tunnel photographed her dying on the back seat of that car.”
Harry was 12 years old when Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris in 1997. Prince Charles told him about Diana’s death. Media attention and being a part of the organization is something he should get used to.
Diana’s death affects harry’s life!
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“Just because you suffered doesn’t mean your children should suffer,” Harry said. “It’s really different. If you’ve suffered, do everything you can to make sure your children can correct it, no matter what negative experience you may have.”
In 2021, Harry has spoken on two other occasions. In March, Harry and his wife Megan spoke with Winfrey for an explosive TV special. Importantly, Most recently the Duke appeared on Dax Shepherd. Monica Padman’s Armchair Veterans podcasts.
Prince Harry and Megan spoke in public
The last time, Harry and Winfrey spoke along with Megan it sent shock waves from Los Angeles to Buckingham Palace. The couple immigrated to the United States last year after retiring from royal duties.
In that March interview, Megan spoke publicly about how the couple surprised millions of viewers with accusations of royal racism which the palace rejected royal life, and media pressure that led her to suicidal thoughts. For Harry, it brought a clear echo of his mother’s fate.
Harry’s life was devastated!
In the five-part documentary series, Harry undergoes a treatment called EMDR (Depression and Reconstruction) to treat the unresolved anxiety caused by media anger and his mother’s death.
The documentary shows Harry telling Winfrey that he was addicted to alcohol and drugs as an adult.
He also discusses meeting with a therapist about four years ago on the encouragement of Megan. After that, They were having a disagreement. And also she realized that his anger had gone astray.
