Prince Harry was just 12 years old when Princess Diana died and he’s now spoken out about the grief of losing his mother and admitted he initially ‘suppressed’ his feelings

Prince Harry has opened up about the death of his mother as he encouraged children to talk about their emotions in a new video.

The Duke of Sussex met with Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a charity he’s a global ambassador for, as he admitted he “suppressed” his grief when Princess Diana died. Harry was just 12 years old when his mother was killed in a car crash in Paris.

Harry said: “It’s so easy as a kid to think or convince yourself….you convince yourself that the person you’ve lost wants you, or you need to be sad for as long as possible to prove to them that they are missed. But then there’s this realisation of, no, they must want me to be happy.”

Prince Harry spoke to Scotty’s Little Soldiers ( 
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Opening up about his own experience, Harry added: “That’s the hardest thing, especially for kids, I think, which is, ‘I don’t want to talk about it because it will make me sad’, but once realising that if I do talk about it, I’m celebrating their life, then actually, things become easier’ as opposed to this ‘I’m just not going to talk about it, and that’s the best form of coping’, when in fact it’s not.”

He admitted it can help someone cope “for a period of time,” but added: “You can’t suppress it for ever. It’s not sustainable. And will eat away at you inside.

“No-one wants to in the position where they are forced to talk about the very thing they don’t want to talk about, especially when every defence mechanism in your mind, nervous system and everything else is saying ‘do not go there’.”

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The emotional video comes following Harry’s visit to the charity back in May. The Duke of Sussex was pictured chatting and playing games with bereaved military children as part of a fun-filled event hosted in London by Scotty’s Little Soldiers.

He spent the day with 50 children and young people, aged between six and 22, who have experienced the death of a military parent. Harry also spent time talking to nine members from Scotty’s Council, a group of young people who represent the charity’s other members, who discussed their experiences of growing up without a parent.

After the visit, Harry said: “It was an honour to meet so many of the wonderful families Scotty’s Little Soldiers supports. I have long believed in the mission of this charity, and I truly believe the work they do to foster community and create space for young people to connect, grieve, but also have fun together is life-changing. I am a huge supporter of their work, and very proud to be their first global ambassador.”

The actor spoke to PEOPLE about briefly reuniting with his former costar

While speaking to PEOPLE at the 2024 Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, June 16, the actor, 60, says the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “very much in love” when he met up with the pair last year.

“When [Meghan] came into town, she got an award last year, had a chance to say hello and wish she and Prince Harry well and wish the children well,” Pierce tells PEOPLE. “They look very much in love and were very happy, so that’s the most important thing.”

Pierce, who played the father of Meghan’s character Rachel Zane on Suits, says that working with her on the legal drama was “a blast.” He adds that since the show ended in 2019, he has reunited with the Meghan, 42, “a few times.”

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“I’ve gotten to see her just a few times since, and we’ve been able to reminisce and so it’s real, we have fond memories of working together,” the Tony Award winner shares.

While discussing the show at the Tony Awards on Sunday, Pierce also shared his reaction to the renewed popularity of Suits on Netflix, after the series broke record-breaking streaming numbers on the streaming service in 2023.

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“It did surprise me,” the actor tells PEOPLE. “We finished the show almost eight years ago, and so to have this resurgence is pretty amazing.”

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Pierce also teased a possible return to the Suits universe in the upcoming spinoff, Suits L.A., which will be led by Stephen Amell.

“And so now there’s going to be a new generation of folks to take it over, and I’m sure that some of us will make some cameos, but it’s really great to have a resurgence,” he tells PEOPLE of the new show.

The first eight seasons of Suits are now streaming on Netflix. The ninth and final season of the drama will join the platform on July 1.

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Prince Harry is set to receive a high honour at this year’s Excellence in Sport Performance Yearly awards (ESPY) in the United States for his life-long service and using his influence to “change the world”.

At the event, hosted by renowned sports broadcaster ESPN, The Duke of Sussex will be bestowed the Pat Tillman Award for Service. This award recognises individuals from the sporting realm who have notably improved the lives of others.

Harry has received this distinction for initiating the Invictus Games a decade ago. These games offer both physical and mental healing to injured and ill military personnel – including active duty members and veterans.

Previous recipients of this esteemed badge include Marcus Rashford – the Manchester United striker who successfully campaigned for the UK Government to supply free meals to England’s vulnerable children during school holidays amidst the Covid pandemic.

ESPN’s vice-president of production, Kate Jackson, commented: “It’s our privilege to recognise three incredible individuals Steve Gleason, Dawn Staley and Prince Harry. These honourees have used their platforms to change the world and make it more inclusive for marginalised and suffering communities, demonstrating incredible resilience, positivity and perseverance, and we’re thrilled to celebrate them at the 2024 ESPYs.”

Harry launched the Invictus Games in 2014 (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)

ESPN underlined that Harry is being celebrated for his “tireless work in making a positive impact for the veteran community through the power of sport”.

In recognition of its global effect, ESPN highlighted that the Invictus Games has “transcended borders and impacted lives across every continent”.

The Sussex.com website has confirmed that Prince Harry will be honoured, stating: “During this year’s ESPYs, ESPN will recognize exceptional individuals who exemplify courage, perseverance, and service. Among the esteemed recipients is Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, who will be honored with the Pat Tillman Award for Service.”

Harry, pictured in 2012, was in the military for 10 years (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)

The 2024 ceremony in Los Angeles will see tennis champion Serena Williams, friend of the Duchess of Sussex, take on hosting duties. The Pat Tillman Award for Service is named after former NFL player and US Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who tragically lost his life in Afghanistan in 2004.

In May, Harry made a trip to the UK for a special event at St Paul’s Cathedral to celebrate a decade of the Invictus Games. Having served on two frontline tours in Afghanistan and spent 10 years in the British armed forces, Harry was stripped of his military patronages by his late grandmother, the Queen, in 2021, a year after he stepped down as a senior working Royal.

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In response, the Sussex camp fired back with the statement: “We can all live a life of service. Service is universal”. This led to accusations of disrespect towards the Queen and her many years of public duty.

Gleason, a former NFL player who established his Team Gleason charity after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), will be honoured with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. It supports others battling the degenerative disease and successfully advocated for the Steve Gleason Act, ensuring access to speech generation communication technology in the US.

Staley, an Olympic gold-medal winner and head coach of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team, will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. She is recognised for her resilience on the court, advocacy for women’s sports and equality, and her efforts in cancer research campaigning.

A book claims that Prince Harry was ‘disappointed’ his family failed to see a trait he thought Meghan Markle shared with his late mother, Princess Diana

Earl Spencer was allegedly drafted to speak with his nephew (Image: Getty)

Ever since her relationship with Prince Harry came into public view, Meghan Markle has repeatedly been compared to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.

Earlier this year, when investigative journalist Tom Bower released his explosive book ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors’, a number of sensational revelations about the couple surfaced. Amongst the claims, one that particularly stood out was Prince Harry’s hope that Diana’s sisters and best friend would recognise the similarities between Meghan and his mother, which he believed existed.

When they did not, the prince was reportedly “disappointed”.

According to Bower, Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother, was urged to talk to his nephew about his growing closeness with Meghan. In the book, it is claimed that Earl Spencer, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, Baroness Jane Fellowes, along with Diana’s close friend Julia Samuel, failed to observe any resemblance between Meghan and Harry’s late mother.

Harry was said to have hoped his mother’s two sisters would see the similarities he felt were there (Image: Getty)

Furthermore, it was their view that Meghan might have difficulty blending in with the Royal Family, reports the Mirror.

Bower elaborated: “Since the Vanity Fair article had increased the Cambridges’ suspicion of Meghan, the actress discovered that her neighbour in Kensington Palace had even less time for her.”

“By then, Harry had introduced Meghan to Diana’s two sisters, Jane and Sarah, and her best friend Julia Samuel. Harry assumed that Diana’s family and friends would see a similarity between Diana and his fiancee.”

“Both, he said, shared the same problems. He was disappointed. No one agreed that his vulnerable mother had anything in common with his girlfriend. More discomforting for him, they thought Meghan would not fit in with the Royal Family.”

Harry is married to former Suits star Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)

The author continued: “Their unease was voiced by Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother. At William’s request, Spencer weighed in. Three times married, Spencer cautioned his nephew to reconsider his haste towards marriage. His advice provoked a bitter reaction. ‘This was going to be really hard,’ Harry would later reflect on establishing Meghan’s place in the family.”

Bower went on: “One of his recurring concerns was insufficient money if they married. Although Harry annually received about £1.5 million from Charles, Meghan had been advised to continue acting to supplement their income.”

“By that point, Meghan knew from her agent Nick Collins that her acting prospects were limited. Omid Scobie, her official biographer, would accurately summarise her exit from Hollywood. “‘She wanted a more meaningful career,’ he wrote. ‘She could be doing so much more with her platform.

“Her frustration remained. She was tantalisingly close to sealing her future, but nothing was official.”

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is being honored with an ESPYS award for his work helping to found the Invictus Games. 

The 39-year-old son of Britain’s King Charles III will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the annual ceremony, ESPN announced Thursday.

The honor — named after Arizona Cardinals safety-turned-U.S. soldier Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire while serving in Iraq in 2004 — is given to “a person with a strong connection to sports who has served others in a way that echoes the legacy of the former NFL player.”

Harry, who served a decade in the British Armed Forces, co-created the Invictus Games, an international sports competition for wounded veterans and active-duty military personnel, in 2014.

The Invictus Games, ESPN said in a statement, have “evolved into a globally celebrated and acclaimed organization that celebrates resilience, community, and healing through the power of sport.”

“This one is for our entire service community,” Harry said of receiving the ESPYS award, according to ABC News.

This year’s ESPYS, hosted by Serena Williams, is scheduled to air on ABC on July 11.

Meghan Markle prefers ‘good PR’ in Nigeria over risk of being ‘booed’ in England

Meghan Markle prefers travelling to Nigeria where she is likely to have a “good PR” opportunity over visiting England due to the risk of being “booed” by royalists who “don’t really like her very much”, a royal expert has said.

The Duchess of Sussex will not join her husband, Prince Harry, on his trip to London to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games next week.

The ceremony will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral and last time the couple were there for a service during the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, they were cheered by many royal fans but were also booed by some people.

But just days after Harry travels to England, Meghan will join him on a trip to Nigeria, where they will have talks about the Invictus Games and will be offered security by the Nigerian government.

According to Newsweek royal correspondent Jack Royston, Meghan will have “a very positive welcome” in Nigeria, which she would not have in the UK.

Addressing the incident in which some people booed Harry and Meghan during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Mr Royston told The Royal Report podcast: “The centerpiece of this visit is a service of Thanksgiving for Invictus at St Paul’s Cathedral. Now the last time Meghan went there, Meghan and Harry were booed by royalists. That was during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

“There were cheers as well, but there were certainly boos, and that was during a similar service of Thanksgiving.” Noting that the Duchess might want to avoid a similar incident, Mr Royston said: “By contrast, Meghan will obviously get a very positive welcome in Nigeria.

“So, she may simply be choosing guaranteed good PR over the possibility of another moment of hubris at the hands of monarchists who don’t really like her very much. Meghan has generally been a great supporter of Invictus. She’s continued to attend the tournaments, and also not just the actual games themselves, but the ‘one year to go’ promotional events, too.

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“So, why not this one in Britain, especially since it’s a whole program marking the 10-year anniversary? It’s a long time until it’s going to be the 20-year anniversary. You’d think that she would want to be there.”

Now, an expert said it is “wise” that Meghan will not travel to the UK with Harry. “It’s a wise decision that Meghan isn’t accompanying Harry to the UK for the Invictus Games,” public relations guru Lynn Carratt revealed exclusively to The Mirror. She said: “This event is one of Harry’s greatest accomplishments, that he was already involved in before meeting Meghan.

“If Megan were to return to the UK, the press coverage of the Invictus Games service would likely be overshadowed by her presence, which neither Harry nor Meghan would want.” Lynn then added: “Additionally, there is some hostility towards Meghan in the UK, and it’s understandable that she wouldn’t want to subject herself to negative press or public reception.”

And a royal expert said Meghan would have “terrible memories of the past” if she returned to the UK. According to Charlotte Griffiths, the Mail on Sunday’s Royal Editor, the Duchess will not return to the UK as she “knows she would get a bad reception”.

The expert said it is “sad” that Meghan will not be by her husband’s side, noting Harry will be “so lonely” as he usually attends Invictus events with his wife. Ms Griffiths told GB News: “It’s a really important part of Harry’s soul, and the kind of thing he’d want his wife, maybe even his kids by his side for.

“Meghan is leaving him there alone, and I just think he’s going to cast a really lonely portrait of a man without his friends around him, without his family and without senior members of the Royal Family. And no wife there with him as well.” During a conversation with GB News host Patrick Christys, the royal editor said travelling to the UK would be “really difficult” for Meghan and would bring up “terrible memories” of the past.

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Rwanda refuses to guarantee how many UK migrants it will take
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The Rwandan government today refused to guarantee how many migrants it will take from the UK under Rishi Sunak’s flagship deportation scheme.

The Prime Minister’s plan to deal with asylum seekers arriving in the UK via irregular routes including the English Channel crossing is to place them on a one-way flight to Kigali.

He hopes that the five-year deal will deter other small boats attempting the journey from France and boost Tory poll numbers before the general election later this year.

Yolande Makolo, a spokeswoman for the east African state, told the BBC today that while it expected to receive ‘thousands’ their arrival would be staggered.

Asked by Laura Kuenssberg if Rwanda would be able to process tens of thousands of migrants as part of the deal, Ms Makolo said: ‘We will be able to welcome the migrants that the UK sends over the lifetime of this partnership.
‘What I cannot tell you is how many thousands we are taking in the first year or the second year. This will depend on very many factors that are being worked out right now.’

She had earlier claimed there was a ‘misconception’ that Rwanda was only prepared to take 200 initial migrants, telling the BBC: ‘Journalists have been visiting the initial accommodation that we have secured since the beginning of the partnership. This is Hope Hostel. That particular facility is able to take up to 200 people.

‘However, we have already started initial discussions with other facilities around Kigali and further afield and these will be firmed up and signed once we know how many migrants are coming and when they are coming.

‘So it has never been the case that we can only take 200 initially, that has been a misconception.’

Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour will not keep the Rwanda policy if it wins the next election, but this has prompted questions about what the party would do instead.

Ms Makolo urged critics of the plan not to attack Rwanda ‘unjustly’, and to present a solution to the migrant crisis which was ‘not just deterrence and enforcement’.

‘People are suffering here so we need good solutions and we need to rethink the migration crisis,’ she said.

The spokeswoman later added: ‘Living in Rwanda is not a punishment. It is a beautiful country, including the weather.’

Labour’s national campaign co-ordinator Pat McFadden said if the party was in power it would spend the cash set aside for the Rwanda scheme on ‘a proper operation to crack down on the criminal gangs’.

A PA news agency fact check found payments to the Rwandan government as part of the deal would add up to £490 million by the end of the 2026/27 financial year, should a milestone of 300 migrants sent to Rwanda be reached.

PA found Labour’s claim that the scheme would cost £2 million per migrant to be mostly true, with the price tag decreasing substantially if many more were deported to Rwanda.

Mr McFadden said Labour believed the Government ‘will get flights off’ but did not believe the scheme would provide ‘value for money for the taxpayer’.

He also said he doubted Labour would work to return migrants to the UK from Rwanda should they form the next government.

The PM hopes that the five-year deal will deter other small boats attempting the journey from Franc e and boost Tory poll numbers before the general election later this year.
The PM hopes that the five-year deal will deter other small boats attempting the journey from Franc e and boost Tory poll numbers before the general election later this year. © Provided by Daily Mail

She had earlier claimed there was a ‘misconception’ that Rwanda was only prepared to take 200 initial migrants, telling the BBC: ‘Journalists have been visiting the initial accommodation that we have secured since the beginning of the partnership. This is Hope Hostel (pictured). That particular facility is able to take up to 200 people.’

Prince Harry will be honoured with the Pat Tillman Award for Service

The Duke of Sussex will be honoured with the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYS

Prince Harry is set to receive an award at a glitzy LA bash hosted by Meghan Markle’s best pal Serena Williams.

The Duke of Sussex will be honoured with the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYS, taking place next month.

 

The award is “given to a person with a strong connection to sports who has served others in a way that echoes the legacy of the former NFL player and US Army Ranger, Pat Tillman,” according to ESPN.

The Duke of Sussex is receiving the award “in honour of his tireless work in making a positive impact for the veteran community through the power of sport”.

Harry to receive award at glitzy LA bash hosted by Meghan’s best pal

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Former NFL safety Steve Gleason, battling ALS since 2011, will receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, while legendary basketball coach Dawn Staley will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.

Prince Harry served in the British armed forces for a decade before founding the Invictus Games Foundation, which has “created an international platform to support wounded, injured, and sick servicemen and women”.

Now in its 10th year, the Invictus Games sees wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans, compete across different sports.

According to ESPN, The Invictus Games has “transcended borders and impacted lives across every continent, bringing together competitors from 23 nations, with continued support and programming 365 days of the year”.

Serena Williams will host the awards bash

Prince Harry and Meghan at the Closing ceremony of Invictus Games in Dusseldorf last yearPAAccording to a biographer of Williams, her friendship with the duchess evolved through frequent phone calls and texts, with Meghan leaning on the tennis star for advice on handling the paparazzi and life as a mother.

Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford was given the Pat Tillman Award in 2021, after raising millions of dollars during the Covid-19 pandemic to help feed children.

After announcing the “special honourees” of this year’s ESPYS, which take place on July 11, ESPN’s Kate Jackson said: “It’s our privilege to recognise three incredible individuals – Steve Gleason, Dawn Staley and Prince Harry.

“These honourees have used their platforms to change the world and make it more inclusive for marginalised and suffering communities, demonstrating incredible resilience, positivity and perseverance, and we’re thrilled to celebrate them at The 2024 ESPYS.”

 

Piers Morgan slams Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for ‘trash’ move – ‘it stinks’

Piers Morgan has blasted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for behaving like an ‘unofficial renegade royal family’.

Piers Morgan has accused Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of acting like an “unofficial renegade royal family”.

The former GMB presenter has slammed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in another rant – claiming their behaviour “stinks”.

Despite Harry receiving a warm welcome in the UK when he visited last week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, Piers has torn into King Charles’ youngest son.

“They can do what they like, but I don’t like them doing it as an unofficial renegade royal family,” he told Billy Bush on Extra’s.

“The truth is, the real royal family right now, back here in England, are going through an awful lot of turmoil of all these senior members of the royal family, either dying literally or facing very serious health crisis.

 

Piers Morgan has slammed the Sussexes again (Image: Getty)

“You have the Duke and Duchess of Montecito running around like a rival royal family trashing their family, trashing the monarchy, but wanting to exploit their royal titles. I think it stinks.”

Piers, who has never been one to give a measured response on the Sussexes, called for Charles to “strip them of their titles”.

Harry and Meghan have just finished their 72-hour trip to Nigeria, which was dubbed an “unofficial royal tour,” and believed to have upset many of the royal family.

“The King and Prince William are firmly of the belief that you are either in or out of the working Royals,” former BBC Royal correspondent Jennie Bond told OK!.

“This (trip) seems to be a rather strange halfway house. I think both the King and the Prince, and indeed the Government will want it to be made clear that Harry is not representing either the Royal Family or Britain on this trip.”

 

Meghan Markle reacts to King Charles’ decision to strip her Royal title

Meghan Markle warns King Charles, Prince William against royal title stripping

Meghan Markle reacts to King Charles’ decision to strip her Royal title

Meghan Markle has sent a message to King Charles and Prince William to not make a fool out of themselves by stripping her and Prince Harry’s royal titles.

A source close to the Duchess of Sussex has revealed what she thinks of reports about the monarch and Prince of Wales having discussions about removing her and Harry’s titles.

For the unversed, royal expert and author Tom Quinn has claimed Charles and William have been having lengthy discussions about doing something about the Sussexes’ titles.

However, the expert noted that “the last thing they want is to give the renegades something else to complain about.”

“William and his father know that even without their royal titles Meghan and Harry would carry on traveling the world as if they were royals and most people in the world will still welcome them.”

Issuing a warning to Charles and William, the insider said that Meghan is confident that the title stripping would only backfire on the royals.

“Charles and William are right to worry that stripping the rogue couple of titles would only result in them with egg on their face,” Meghan’s alleged mouth-piece said, as per Radar Online.

“To many people, who have no idea of royal protocol or even care, Harry and Meghan will always be ‘prince’ or ‘duke and duchess’ no matter what the king does,” the tipster continued.

“So stripping the titles would be a waste of time — and make Charles and William look like petty sore losers.”

BREAKING NEWS: Meghan Markle begs the royal family for forgiveness as she reveals their true paternity

 

London, UK — In a dramatic and unexpected turn of events, Meghan Markle has publicly pleaded for forgiveness from the royal family, revealing shocking details about the true paternity of her children. This revelation has sent shockwaves through the royal household and the public.

During an emotional statement, Meghan disclosed undisclosed aspects of her children’s parentage, seeking understanding and reconciliation from the royal family.

The details of this revelation have not been fully disclosed to the public, but it has undoubtedly caused a significant stir within royal circles.

This plea for forgiveness marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing saga between Meghan, Prince Harry, and the royal family.

The Duchess of Sussex’s candid admission and request for clemency underscore the complex and often strained relationships within the royal household.

Further details and responses from the royal family are eagerly anticipated as they navigate this latest development.

The public and media will be closely watching for any official statements or actions taken in the wake of this revelation.