SOURCE: MEGAPrince Harry and Meghan Markle both ‘come from dysfunctional families.’

Prince Harry is a champion of mental health awareness, but the Duke’s own psychological well-being was reportedly “pushed to the max” when choosing Meghan Markle over his own royal family.

“Harry’s mental health has suffered as a result of the break with his family, but Meghan never doubts her decision to stop being a full-time working royal,” royal author Tom Quinn told an outlet.

SOURCE: THE ROYAL FAMILY CHANNEL/YOUTUBEPrince Harry and Meghan Markle visit a school in Nigeria, May 10, 2024.

Quinn’s insights follow Harry’s recent speech about the topic where he spoke candidly about “grief and sadness” next to a silent Duchess of Sussex during a discussion at a school in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 10. This came after the fifth in line to the throne’s “snub” from his father, King Charles III, who couldn’t meet with his youngest son in London on May 8, due to commitments.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were both in the African nation at the invite of the government. The Montecito prince chatted with gathered students by highlighting how mental health is still “something we are relatively unsure of” scientifically, but is universal.

SOURCE: MEGAPrince Harry looking emotional on his way to Balmoral Castle following the death of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, September 8, 2022.

“In some places around the world, more than you would believe, there is a stigma against mental health,” he said. “Too many people don’t want to talk about it because it’s invisible, it’s in your mind and we can’t see it. But guess what, every single person in this room, the youngest, the oldest, every single person has mental health. So therefore, you have to look after yourself in order to be able to help other people, other people have to look after themselves in order to be able to look after you. That’s the way it works.”

The Duke, who admitted to having “no emotion” in the years following Diana, Princess of Wales’ sudden 1997 death, further shared with students: “There is no shame to be able to acknowledge that today is a bad day. OK? If you woke up this morning feeling sad, if you left school feeling stressed, if you’ve lost a loved one in your family who you usually turn to or speak to, all of these things you may be led to believe are not for conversation. We are here today to tell you that that is not the case.”

SOURCE: MEGAThe Duke of Sussex at St Paul’s Cathedral, May 8, 2024.

The royal rebel was in London earlier this month to serve as the official guest of honor for the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral. In what one royal analyst calls a “sad but honest” outcome, Harry reportedly sent invitations to multiple senior royals to attend the service — but not a single one answered.

Harry and Meghan celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 19.

SOURCE: MEGAPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have not returned to Britain as a couple since September 2022.