‘You don’t get over it’: psychologists on Prince Harry’s childhood grief

Harry opening up on Netflix show about losing his mother could help others experiencing the early loss of a parent, say experts

When my mum died, we had two hats to wear," said Prince Harry as he opened up about the trauma of having to mourn his mother in public. One was two grieving sons wanting to cry, grieve and process that grief because of losing our mum. And two was the royal hat - show no emotion, get out there and meet the people, shake their hands."

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997, looms over the six-part Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan. In the first episode, a 12-year-old Harry and his older brother, Prince William, admire floral tributes and greet weeping mourners on the day before their mother's funeral.