Prince Harry Discusses Grief With Bereaved Children at UK Festival, Citing Diana's 1997 Death
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 11
Prince Harry Discusses Grief With Bereaved Children at UK Festival, Citing Diana's 1997 Death
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 11
Summary
Warwickshire marked Prince Harry’s final public appearance of his UK trip as he met bereaved military children at a Scotty’s Little Soldiers summer festival and spoke openly about grief, stress and loss.
Asked how he copes, Harry said family traditions such as lemon drizzle cake on anniversaries of Diana’s death help, while exercise, nature and talking to others are better than “sitting” in grief.
Children at the event — including a 9-year-old whose father died in 2020 and a 21-year-old whose father died in 2011 — asked him about laughter, remembrance and de-stressing.
The appearance came a day after Harry, Meghan and their children privately met the King and Queen at Highgrove, their first family reunion in four years.
His UK return has also been strained by a security dispute that kept Meghan from public events and by his loss this week in a High Court case against the Daily Mail publisher.