reveals in a new interview that there was a time when he didn’t want to be a member of the royal family.
In a candid talk with Newsweek magazine, the fifth in line to the British throne says there was a time in his troubled 20s when he just wished he could live an “ordinary life.
”“I felt I wanted out but then decided to stay in and work out a role,” the 32-year-old said, telling journalist Angela Levin repeatedly that there are times when he wishes he could be “something other than Prince Harry.”
It was an honest statement from Prince William’s younger brother, who has been opening up in interviews this year about the grief and anxiety he felt after the sudden death of his mother, Princess Diana, and his lost years in his 20s when, as he said in an April interview, he was “very close” to a breakdown before he sought counseling four years ago.
Harry was just 12 when Diana was killed in a car accident in Paris and he spoke about the distressing position he was placed in when he and William had to walk through the streets of London behind her coffin as millions watched around the world. “I don’t think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances,” he said. “It certainly wouldn’t happen today.”
With the help of therapy, Harry was able to come to terms with her loss as well as accept his position as a very visible member of the most famous royal family in the world.
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