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| Prince Harry 'regrets not speaking about Princess Diana's death' | Prince Harry 'regrets not speaking about Princess Diana's death' |
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| Prince Harry has told of his regret that he did not speak about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, until three years ago. | Prince Harry has told of his regret that he did not speak about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, until three years ago. |
| The prince was asked by footballer Rio Ferdinand, whose wife died last year, about the possible impact of that on his children, and replied: "I really regret not ever talking about it." | The prince was asked by footballer Rio Ferdinand, whose wife died last year, about the possible impact of that on his children, and replied: "I really regret not ever talking about it." |
| Prince Harry was hosting an event for mental health charity, Heads Together. | Prince Harry was hosting an event for mental health charity, Heads Together. |
| The Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in 1997, when Harry was 12. | The Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in 1997, when Harry was 12. |
| But the prince said he did not speak about losing his mother "for the first 28 years of my life". | But the prince said he did not speak about losing his mother "for the first 28 years of my life". |
| Prince Harry formed Heads Together with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to bring together leading mental health charities. | |
| The event was attended by sports stars including Ferdinand, athletes Kelly Holmes and Ewan Thomas, and cyclist Victoria Pendleton - some of whom have spoken publicly about dealing with depression. | The event was attended by sports stars including Ferdinand, athletes Kelly Holmes and Ewan Thomas, and cyclist Victoria Pendleton - some of whom have spoken publicly about dealing with depression. |
| 'Not a weakness' | 'Not a weakness' |
| The prince told BBC Breakfast: "It is OK to suffer, but as long as you talk about it. It is not a weakness. Weakness is having a problem and not recognising it and not solving that problem." | The prince told BBC Breakfast: "It is OK to suffer, but as long as you talk about it. It is not a weakness. Weakness is having a problem and not recognising it and not solving that problem." |
| He said the event was an opportunity to show that "unflappable" sporting personalities can suffer from mental health problems like everyone else, including members of the Royal Family. | He said the event was an opportunity to show that "unflappable" sporting personalities can suffer from mental health problems like everyone else, including members of the Royal Family. |
| "A lot of people think if you've got a job, if you've got financial security, if you've got a family, you've got a house, all that sort of stuff, everyone seems to think that is all you need and you are absolutely fine to deal with stuff," he said. | "A lot of people think if you've got a job, if you've got financial security, if you've got a family, you've got a house, all that sort of stuff, everyone seems to think that is all you need and you are absolutely fine to deal with stuff," he said. |
| He added: "It is very easy for someone to look at someone like Rio Ferdinand and say, 'You get paid all the money in the world, you are a successful footballer, you have fast cars.' But at the end of the day his wife was snatched from him at an early stage of his life with her. | He added: "It is very easy for someone to look at someone like Rio Ferdinand and say, 'You get paid all the money in the world, you are a successful footballer, you have fast cars.' But at the end of the day his wife was snatched from him at an early stage of his life with her. |
| "So of course he is going to suffer, it doesn't matter if he has an amazing job." | "So of course he is going to suffer, it doesn't matter if he has an amazing job." |
| Father-of-three Ferdinand - whose wife Rebecca Ellison died from cancer last year - spoke to the prince about dealing with the death of a parent. | Father-of-three Ferdinand - whose wife Rebecca Ellison died from cancer last year - spoke to the prince about dealing with the death of a parent. |
| The former England and Manchester United footballer said: "He's gone through different stages in his life that my kids are going to be going towards. | The former England and Manchester United footballer said: "He's gone through different stages in his life that my kids are going to be going towards. |
| "So to get some of his experiences is very rewarding for me and very educational in many ways." | "So to get some of his experiences is very rewarding for me and very educational in many ways." |