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Prince Harry gave a frank interview about life in the royal family

'25.06.2017'

Source: Newsweek

British prince harry frankly told about a difficult period of life after the death of his mother, Princess Diana. This year, August 31st will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of the “queen of hearts”. For 12-year-old Harry, the loss of a loved one was a real tragedy. He admitted that holding back his grief over his mother's death led him to two years of “complete chaos” and that he was “very close” to a breakdown several times.

In an interview with Angela Levin, 32 Prince Harry shared his story and experiences.

“This is one of the most poignant pictures of grief of our time and perhaps one of the most brutal: 12-year-old Prince Harry, with his head bowed and clenched fists, walks in the funeral procession behind his mother’s coffin,” the journalist writes.

The funeral of Princess Diana took place almost 20 years ago, but the memory of this tragic day still shocks Harry, the author notes.

“My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long distance after her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people who watched me, and millions more watched on TV,” the prince shared with the publication, and his face strained at the same time. “I believe that no child should be asked for this under any circumstances. I don’t think that would happen today. ”

“The prince readily admits that he was terrified that afternoon by the death of his mother and was confused for decades,” the article says. - He spent time in a rich and frivolous company, smoked and drank a lot. He also once donned a Nazi costume to a costume party and was photographed naked in 2012 at a Las Vegas party with women barely covered by their clothes. He was the most eligible bachelor in the world - and the pain of the royal family. "

“Now, be that as it may,” continues the author, “he exudes a mixture of royal stardust, accessibility, confidence and mischief - this mixture reminds many of his mother. The journey that turned the rebel outsider into one of the most popular royals in the world took a lot of self-study and still has room to strive for, but he is proud of what he has accomplished and he can't wait to do more. ” As Diana's son himself told the author several times, he longs to become "something other than Prince Harry."

The journalist spoke with the prince one-on-one at Kensington Palace, where he lives in a two-bedroom cottage, while his brother William and his wife Kate live in a 20-room apartment in the palace itself. “My search began in my mid-twenties,” said Harry. "I needed to correct the mistakes I made."

When the prince was 28 years old, on the advice of William, he turned for help to a professional psychologist.

“My mother died when I was too young. I didn’t want to take the position that I took, but in the end, I pulled my head out of the sand, started listening to people and decided to use my role for good, ”Prince Harry admitted. “Now I'm excited and energized, and I enjoy doing charity work, meeting people and making them laugh.” However, he added: “Sometimes I still feel like I live in a goldfish tank, but now I’m better at it. I still retain my mischief, which gives me pleasure, and through it I establish contact with those who are in trouble. "

Prince Harry said that keeping his “life as usual” is one of his top priorities. “My mother did a lot to show me everyday life, including taking me and my brother to the homeless. Thank God that I am not completely cut off from reality. People would be surprised at the ordinary life that William and I live. I go grocery shopping myself. Sometimes, when I leave the meat stall at the local supermarket, I worry that someone will take a picture of me on the phone, ”said Harry, who nevertheless“ intends to lead a relatively normal life. ”

Prince Harry and Brother William, 2014 Year. Photo: Depositphotos

“Harry's intention to be an ordinary person seems to be reflected in his love life, - the author comments. "His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, is a well-known actress, but divorced, loud-voiced feminist and American - none of these characteristics fit the stereotype of a royal wife."

One person close to the prince told the publication that Harry was in no hurry to propose. “They obviously get along very well and they have a lot in common, but they haven't known each other that long. They need to understand if they can have a normal relationship in a very unusual context, the source said. “I don't think anything will happen until the end of the year.”

“Does the prince sometimes worry that going over the“ usual ”can make the royal family too accessible and deprive it of mystery?” - asked him a journalist. “Keeping this balance is not easy,” he replied. “We don't want to dispel magic. British society and the world need such institutions. ”

Harry is eager to "continue" reforming the British monarchy - he, William and Keith seem to be aiming to bring it into the XNUMXst century, the author writes.

Prince Harry, 2015 year. Photo: Depositphotos

British royal family. Photo: Depositphotos

“Monarchy is a force for good, and we want to continue the positive atmosphere that the Queen has achieved in 60 years, but we will not try to replace her,” said Harry. “William, second in line to heirs to the throne, is likely to become king after Prince Charles. Although William is popular, Harry's charm and energy have been particularly helpful in revitalizing the younger generation of the brand, which, after the death of Diana - and several other misadventures that befell the royal family around the same time - seemed to have suffered near-irreversible damage. ” “We are involved in the modernization of the British monarchy. We do this not for ourselves, but for the greater good of people. Is there anyone in the royal family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will fulfill our responsibilities when the time is right, ”added Harry.

Harry sees for himself three main roles in working life, as far as possible for him. “The first is to honor and develop the legacy of your mother,” the newspaper writes. “I intuitively understand what my mother would like me to do, and I want to advance in the work that she could not complete,” - said the prince. Twenty years ago, when the irrational fear of contracting AIDS was at its peak, Diana was photographed touching an HIV-positive man, and this one gesture changed the attitude of society, the journalist recalls. “Last December, Harry took an AIDS test in Barbados in front of a large group of photographers,” the newspaper notes.

“In 2006 he founded a charitable organization Sentebale with Prince Seiso, a member of the royal family of Lesotho, who also lost his mother at a young age, the author says. - Sentebalewhich means “forget me not,” honors the mothers of both princes by helping vulnerable children in this South African country, which has the second highest rate of AIDS in the world. ”

“His second role is to support the queen, who is now 91 years old and who is constantly transferring some of her responsibilities to her grandchildren,” reads further. “The queen was fantastic in letting us choose,” Harry said. "She tells us not to rush and really think it over."

“The third line of his working life concerns the fact that previous generations of low-key members of the royal family would not allow for a second: Harry intends to remove the stigma from mental health issues,” the newspaper writes. He confessed to the author that his efforts within the framework of charitable organizations in this area gave him the opportunity to work out some of his problems.

“When Harry is on duty, he is always lively and friendly, but in quieter moments he can often seem tense and prone to irritation,” the author notes. “No doubt he lived an incredibly privileged life, but he also suffered a lot in his 32 years. His parents were terribly unsuitable for each other and divorced after eleven years of marriage, which turned from a fairy tale into a nightmare. Charles returned to his longtime mistress Camilla Parker Bowles; Diana had a number of lovers, the last of whom was Dodi Fayed, the son of Mohammed Al-Fayed, the former owner of a department store Harrods... He died with her in a car accident in Paris. ”

“When Harry ask about family,” the author continues, “he willingly talks about the queen -“ She's so wonderful ”- and his late mother -“ She had the most wonderful sense of humor and always wanted us to have fun, and tried to protect us ”. He talks less about William and Kate and almost nothing about his father or stepmother. The world now knows how unhappy this relationship made his mother and her sons. ”

“Nothing filled the void that arose after Diana's death, and Harry apparently grew up without someone emotionally available to lean on,” the article says. “Kate helped fill some of this gap. When she and William got engaged, Harry called her the older sister he never had. He often visits their apartments in Kensington Palace, where she cooks for him - fried chicken is reported to be especially popular. ”

 

“Harry and William are very different,” the author says. “Emotionally, they are very different, - said an insider in the royal circle. - Harry does not know how to hide his feelings. William is an introvert and reclusive. " “William was more successful academically, but when he had to deal with people, Harry would put him and Kate in the belt, especially with children,” said another person from Harry's inner circle.

“Harry has a more practical side,” it goes on to say. “I can do most things with my hands,” the prince admitted. “This is one of the reasons why serving in the British army suited him so well,” says the author. - At the end of 2007, he was secretly flown to Afghanistan, where he served as an officer of the forward air guidance post in Helmand province, directing fighters to alleged Taliban targets. When he spent ten weeks there, information about his service was leaked to the press and he was recalled for security reasons. ”

“I was very indignant,” the prince said. - Being in the army was the best outlet for me. It seemed to me that I was really achieving something ”. In 2012, the author continues, he was allowed to return to Afghanistan, where he commanded a combat helicopter at Camp Bastion military base in Helmand province. “All I wanted to do was prove that I had a certain skill set - for example, to fly a helicopter Apache- and not just being Prince Harry. I also felt like I was one of the guys and I could forget that I was Prince Harry by being with them. ”

“He returned home in 2015 angry that his army life was taken away from him,” the article concludes. “But he eventually shed his frustration and aggressively pursued a new identity that would allow him to feel that his life had meaning beyond being a member of the royal family.”

The prince admitted to the author that he is in a hurry “to do something with his life. It seems to me that there is only a tiny window of people's interest in me until they come to replace me, and I need to use it to the maximum. ”

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